M6.3 earthquake near Lautoka, Western

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 110 km NNW of Lautoka, Fiji on 12 Oct 1984, 18:21 UTC at a depth of 13 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Lautoka, about 110 km away in Western, Fiji.