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Powerful earthquake strikes Fiji region


  • 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
Magnitude 6.1
Date-Time 18 Feb 2021 15:30:50 UTC 19 Feb 2021 04:30:50 near epicenter 18 Feb 2021
Location 14.879S 176.741W
Depth 10 km
Distances 160.4 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 Uncertainty Horizontal: 7.1 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters Nph = 63; Dmin = 161.4 km; Rmss = 1.05 seconds; Gp = 49°



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