Fiji opgeschudt door aardbeving met kracht 6.3
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Fiji opgeschudt door aardbeving met kracht 6.3
6.3 magnitude earthquake jolts off Fiji
A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck off south of the Pacific island nation of Fiji on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake, occurred at 09:20 a.m. Fiji local time (2120 GMT Tuesday), was 585 km south of Fiji's Ndoi Island. It was at a depth of 280 km.
No casualties or damages were reported so far.
No tsunami warning had been issued by the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
©Xinhuanet
Magnitude 6.3
Date-Time
* Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 21:20:47 UTC
* Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 09:20:47 AM at epicenter
Location 26.014°S, 178.390°W
Depth 269 km (167.2 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Distances 360 km (225 miles) N of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
595 km (370 miles) S of Ndoi Island, Fiji
1365 km (850 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
1800 km (1120 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck off south of the Pacific island nation of Fiji on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake, occurred at 09:20 a.m. Fiji local time (2120 GMT Tuesday), was 585 km south of Fiji's Ndoi Island. It was at a depth of 280 km.
No casualties or damages were reported so far.
No tsunami warning had been issued by the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
©Xinhuanet
Magnitude 6.3
Date-Time
* Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 21:20:47 UTC
* Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 09:20:47 AM at epicenter
Location 26.014°S, 178.390°W
Depth 269 km (167.2 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Distances 360 km (225 miles) N of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
595 km (370 miles) S of Ndoi Island, Fiji
1365 km (850 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
1800 km (1120 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
