6.8 - FIJI REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.8
Date-Time
  • 24 Sep 2016 21:28:42 UTC
  • 24 Sep 2016 09:28:42 near epicenter
  • 24 Sep 2016 13:28:42 standard time in your timezone
Location 19.838S 178.270W
Depth 594 km
Distances
  • 100 km (62 mi) NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji
  • 350 km (217 mi) WNW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga
  • 393 km (243 mi) ESE of Suva, Fiji
  • 452 km (280 mi) SSE of Lambasa, Fiji
  • 507 km (314 mi) ESE of Nadi, Fiji
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 9.4 km; Vertical 7.6 km
Parameters Nph = 106; Dmin = 451.3 km; Rmss = 1.21 seconds; Gp = 21°
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Event ID us 10006scr

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