Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - South of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, 4 May 2014
Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - South of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, 4 May 2014
4 May 09:23 UTC: First to report: USGS after 7 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, May 04, 2014 21:15:53
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 527.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 24.6421°S / 179.0836°E
(international territory)Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1014 joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 105 tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Sun, 4 May 09:15 UTC | M 6.6 / 527.6 km | South of the Fiji Islands | USGS |
| Sun, 4 May 09:15 UTC | M 6.5 / 516 km | South of Fiji Islands | GFZ |
| Sun, 4 May 09:15 UTC | M 6.6 / 539 km | SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS | EMSC |
| Sun, 4 May 09:15 UTC | M 6.8 / 532 km | S of Fiji Islands | GeoAu |
User reports for this quake
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Aftershocks of the 6.6 quake: South of the Fiji Islands, 4 May 2014 09h15
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List of recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 06 Oct 2014 07:57 UTC| M 4.8 |489 km (303.9 mi) depth|70 km (43 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 10 Sep 2014 16:32 UTC| M 5.3 |535 km (332.4 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
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