Image Credit: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP).
6.6 Earthquake Located in the Fiji Region
USGS via BBSNews 2006-02-02 -- A strong earthquake occurred at 12:48:43 (UTC) on Thursday, February 2, 2006. The magnitude 6.6 event has been located in the FIJI REGION. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
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A magnitude 6.6 earthquake IN THE FIJI REGION has occurred at:
17.67S 178.37W Depth 596km Thu Feb 2 12:48:43 2006 UTC
Time: Universal Time (UTC) Thu Feb 2 12:48:43 2006
Time Near Epicenter Fri Feb 3 00:48:43 2006
Eastern Standard Time (EST) Thu Feb 2 07:48:43 2006
Central Standard Time (CST) Thu Feb 2 06:48:43 2006
Mountain Standard Time (MST) Thu Feb 2 05:48:43 2006
Pacific Standard Time (PST) Thu Feb 2 04:48:43 2006
Alaska Standard Time (AST) Thu Feb 2 03:48:43 2006
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Thu Feb 2 02:48:43 2006
Location with respect to nearby cities:
275 km (170 miles) ESE of Lambasa, Vanua Levu, Fiji
330 km (205 miles) N of Ndoi Island, Fiji
345 km (215 miles) E of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji
2235 km (1390 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
For maps, additional information, and subsequent updates, please consult: Recent Quakes.
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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