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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Fiji Islands Region on Friday, 27 May 2016

Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Fiji Islands Region on Friday, 27 May 2016

Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Fiji Islands Region on Friday, 27 May 2016
May 27 04:17: Magnitude recalculated from 5.9 to 6.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 578.0 to 571.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 571.0 to 572.0 km.
May 27 04:20: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 6.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 572.0 to 575.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 575.0 to 574.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 574.0 to 569.0 km.
May 27 04:23: Magnitude recalculated from 6.1 to 6.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 569.0 to 568.0 km.
May 27 04:24: Magnitude recalculated from 6.2 to 6.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 568.0 to 566.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 566.0 to 565.0 km.
May 27 05:46: Magnitude recalculated from 6.1 to 6.4.
Date & time: Fri, 27 May 04:08:43 UTC
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 565.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 20.8°S / 178.75°W
Nearest volcano: Unnamed 21.15°S/175.75°W (297 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 27 May
Fri, 27 May 04:08 UTCM 6.5 / 545 km FIJI REGION[Map]EMSC
Fri, 27 May 04:08 UTCM 6.4 / 572.1 km- 19km S of Ndoi Island, Fiji[Map]USGS
Fri, 27 May 04:08 UTCM 6.1 / 584 kmFiji Islands Region[Map]GeoAu

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Wed, 30 Nov
Wed, 30 Nov 22:07 UTCM 5.0 / 623 km - [info] (348 km) FIJI REGION
[Map]		EMSC
Wed, 30 Nov 23:38 UTCM 4.5 / 504 km - [info] (218 km)- Fiji region[Map]USGS
Thu, 1 Dec
Thu, 1 Dec 23:28 UTCM 5.0 / 593 km - [info] (271 km)Fiji Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Sat, 3 Dec
Sat, 3 Dec 20:17 UTCM 4.5 / 600 km - [info] (325 km) FIJI REGION[Map]EMSC
Wed, 21 Dec
Wed, 21 Dec 01:14 UTCM 4.9 / 603 km - [info] (358 km) FIJI REGION
[Map]		EMSC
Thu, 22 Dec
Thu, 22 Dec 23:38 UTCM 4.4 / 614 km - [info] (295 km) FIJI REGION[Map]EMSC
Tue, 3 Jan
Tue, 3 Jan 15:41 UTCM 4.7 / 581.4 km - [info] (277 km)- 77km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji[Map]USGS
Wed, 11 Jan
Wed, 11 Jan 20:06 UTCM 4.9 / 530 km - [info] (256 km) FIJI REGION
[Map]		EMSC
Sat, 4 Feb
Sat, 4 Feb 19:17 UTCM 4.7 / 582 km - [info] (288 km) FIJI REGION
[Map]		EMSC
Tue, 7 Feb
Tue, 7 Feb 12:23 UTCM 5.1 / 612 km - [info] (383 km)Fiji Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Mon, 13 Feb
Mon, 13 Feb 15:12 UTCM 4.7 / 532.8 km - [info] (280 km)- 44km SE of Ndoi Island, Fiji
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 16 Feb
Thu, 16 Feb 12:10 UTCM 4.9 / 591 km - [info] (299 km)Fiji Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Mon, 20 Feb
Mon, 20 Feb 05:18 UTCM 4.5 / 533.3 km - [info] (320 km)- 94km S of Ndoi Island, Fiji
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 21 Feb
Tue, 21 Feb 02:26 UTCM 4.8 / 550 km - [info] (276 km) FIJI REGION[Map]EMSC
Wed, 22 Feb
Wed, 22 Feb 09:47 UTCM 4.8 / 572 km - [info] (291 km) FIJI REGION[Map]EMSC
Sat, 4 Mar
Sat, 4 Mar 20:03 UTCM 4.9 / 615.9 km - [info] (280 km)- 38km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji
[Map]		USGS
Mon, 6 Mar
Mon, 6 Mar 17:55 UTCM 4.6 / 610.8 km - [info] (316 km)- 42km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji[Map]USGS
Sun, 12 Mar
Sun, 12 Mar 10:09 UTCM 5.1 / 602 km - [info] (349 km)Fiji Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Mon, 20 Mar
Mon, 20 Mar 21:36 UTCM 4.9 / 588 km - [info] (289 km) FIJI REGION
[Map]		EMSC
Wed, 5 Apr
Wed, 5 Apr 14:49 UTCM 4.9 / 596 km - [info] (387 km)Fiji Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Sat, 8 Apr
Sat, 8 Apr 01:13 UTCM 4.7 / 557.5 km - [info] (325 km)- 85km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji
[Map]		USGS
Fri, 14 Apr
Fri, 14 Apr 21:26 UTCM 4.6 / 378 km - [info] (314 km) FIJI REGION
[Map]		EMSC
Thu, 20 Apr
Thu, 20 Apr 09:52 UTCM 4.6 / 492.2 km - [info] (308 km)- 105km S of Ndoi Island, Fiji[Map]USGS
Fri, 26 May
Fri, 26 May 06:27 UTCM 5.0 / 578 km - [info] (263 km)Fiji Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ

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