Image Credit: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP).
7.1 Earthquake Occurs In The Fiji Region
USGS via BBSNews 2006-01-02 -- A major earthquake occurred at 22:13:40 (UTC) on Monday, January 2, 2006. The magnitude 7.1 event has been located in the FIJI REGION. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 579 km (360 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake IN THE FIJI REGION has occurred at:
19.88S 178.23W Depth 579km Mon Jan 2 22:13:40 2006 UTC
Time: Universal Time (UTC) Mon Jan 2 22:13:40 2006
Time Near Epicenter Tue Jan 3 10:13:40 2006
Eastern Standard Time (EST) Mon Jan 2 17:13:40 2006
Central Standard Time (CST) Mon Jan 2 16:13:40 2006
Mountain Standard Time (MST) Mon Jan 2 15:13:40 2006
Pacific Standard Time (PST) Mon Jan 2 14:13:40 2006
Alaska Standard Time (AST) Mon Jan 2 13:13:40 2006
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Mon Jan 2 12:13:40 2006
Location with respect to nearby cities:
100 km (60 miles) NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (pop N/A)
345 km (215 miles) WNW of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
400 km (250 miles) ESE of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji
1995 km (1240 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
For maps, additional information, and subsequent updates, please consult: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/ushkax.htm.
Flinn-Engdahl Region Number = 181
For the most significant earthquakes, information may also be available from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program home page at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ and the USGS home page at http://www.usgs.gov/.The earthquake information delivered in this breaking news story is preliminary and subject to revision after further review by the relevent authorities.
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