THE 5 STRONGEST EARTHQUAKES LOCATED LESS THAN 500Km AWAY (Source: USGS, Search since 1990) 16/05/1995 20:12:44 23.01S 169.90E Magnitude = 7.7 12/02/1994 17:58:23 20.55S 169.36E Magnitude = 7.1 27/12/2003 16:00:59 22.01S 169.77E Magnitude = 7.1 25/02/2000 01:43:58 19.53S 173.82E Magnitude = 7.1 11/10/1992 19:24:26 19.25S 168.95E Magnitude = 6.8