M6.7 earthquake near Labasa, Northern

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 126 km NE of Labasa, Fiji on 8 Nov 1992, 03:43 UTC at a depth of 10 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 127 km away in Northern, Fiji.