Alan Kafka
Weston Observatory
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Boston College

On August 19, 2018, a magnitude 8.2 earthquake that occurred off the coast of Fiji was recorded by Weston Observatory, and during that same 24 hours four other major earthquakes were also recorded: Colombia (5.6), Indonesia (6.3), Fiji (6.8), Indonesia (6.9).

Below is a seismogram of these earthquakes recorded on one of our sites of the Boston College Educational Seismology Project (BC-ESP): Gleason Public Library in Carlisle, MA.

For more information about the magnitude 8.2 earthquake see: 8.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes in South Pacific off Fiji (CNN)

Additional information about the magnitude 8.2 earthquake can also be found on the U.S. Geological Survey earthquake monitoring website.