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Deep 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes in Pacific Near Fiji Islands

09/15/2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

“(CNN) — A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck early Friday in the Fiji islands region of the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

According to the U.S.-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, ‘a destructive tsunami was not generated, based on earthquake and historical tsunami data.’

The quake struck at a depth of 626 kilometers, or about 390 miles below the earth’s surface, the Geological Survey said on its website. Its epicenter was 74 miles south-southwest of Fiji’s Ndoi Island, 281 miles south-southeast of the Fijian capital, Suva, and 264 miles west of Nuku’alofa in Tonga, according to the U.S. agency’s estimations.

It happened just after 7:30 a.m. Friday, or 3:30 p.m. ET. Initially, it was reported as 7.2 magnitude.” Read more.

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