M6.3 earthquake near Labasa, Northern

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 115 km W of Labasa, Fiji on 20 Jan 1968, 16:41 UTC at a depth of 19 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 Labasa, about 116 km away in Northern, Fiji.