Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 14 sept. 1953
- Type
- Séisme
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Position
- Fiji
- Coordonnées
- 18.30° S, 178.20° E
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 61
- Depth km
- 33
1953 Suva earthquake
Earthquake in Fiji
The 1953 Suva earthquake occurred on 14 September at 00:26 UTC near Suva, Fiji, just off the southeast shore of Viti Levu. This earthquake had an estimated magnitude of Ms 6.8 and Mw 6.4. The earthquake triggered a coral reef platform collapse and a submarine landslide that caused a tsunami. Eight people were reported killed.
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