Powerful earthquake strikes Fiji region

Powerful earthquake strikes Fiji region
Powerful earthquake strikes Fiji region
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Written by Harry Johnson
  • Magnitude 6.1 earthquake rocks Fiji region
  • Earthquake affected Fiji, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna
  • Earthquake struck at 5:30am 115 miles from Wallis and Futuna

Strong, Magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Fiji region today. Earthquake occurred at 5:30am local time, 155 miles away from Wallis and Futuna. No tsunami warning had been issued.

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude6.1
Date-Time18 Feb 2021 15:30:50 UTC 19 Feb 2021 04:30:50 near epicenter 18 Feb 2021
Location14.879S 176.741W
Depth10 km
Distances160.4 km (99.4 mi) ESE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna 451.6 km (280.0 mi) ENE of Labasa, Fiji 548.9 km (340.3 mi) WSW of Apia, Samoa 628.3 km (389.6 mi) NE of Suva, Fiji 651.5 km (403.9 mi) W of T?funa, American Samoa
Location UncertaintyHorizontal: 7.1 km; Vertical 1.9 km
ParametersNph = 63; Dmin = 161.4 km; Rmss = 1.05 seconds; Gp = 49ยฐ

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Harry Johnson has been the assignment editor for eTurboNews for mroe than 20 years. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is originally from Europe. He enjoys writing and covering the news.

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