Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Fiji Islands Region on Sunday, 1 September 2019
Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 199 km south of Tavunasici Island, Lau, Eastern, Fiji, on Sunday, 1 September 2019 at 15:54 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 601 km depth
1 Sep 16:01 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Sep 1 16:04: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 6.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 604.0 to 601.0 km.
Sep 1 16:04: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 6.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 604.0 to 601.0 km.
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 601.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 20.42°S / 178.5°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Fiji)Nearby towns and cities:
409 km (254 mi) SE of Suva (pop: 77,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.1 | 601 km | Fiji Islands Region | GFZ |
| M 6.7 | 608 km | Fiji Region | EMSC |
| M 6.6 | 591 km | 32km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji | USGS |
| M 6.7 | 609 km | Fiji Islands Region | GeoAu |
| M 6.4 | 604 km | Fiji Islands region [Sea: Fiji] | INGV |
| M 6.2 | 621 km | Fiji Islands Region | BMKG |
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Russia. Sankt-Peterburg.not felt. / not felt : Не почувствовал и не ощущал, находился на улице, ходил в магазин и аптеку, не смогу нечего сказать, родители были дома, с их слов всё в порядке. Да, пожалуйста оставайтесь в безопасности, берегите Себя, Своих родных и близких людей. Да, геология рулит.))),!!!
Nigeria / Violent shaking (MMI IX) : Man I had to hold onto the walls and I smacked my forehead into a window and cut my hands on the glass
RubyRoseTurnersHouse when we were make love to eac / Violent shaking (MMI IX) : &we are gonna get married one day some how
Ono-i-Lau / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : Strong shaking
Ha'apau / Light shaking (MMI IV) : It woke me from sleep
Suva (Fiji, 408 km NW of epicenter) : Very faint (reported through EMSC)
Aftershocks of the 6.1 quake South Pacific Ocean, 199 km south of Tavunasici Island, Lau, Eastern, Fiji, 1 September 2019 15:54 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (14 quakes):- 26 Feb 2020 10:44 UTC| M 4.6 |601.6 km (373.8 mi) depth|20 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Jan 2020 21:00 UTC| M 4.7 |566.1 km (351.8 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 21 Jan 2020 00:53 UTC| M 4.5 |539 km (334.9 mi) depth|67 km (42 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Dec 2019 08:24 UTC| M 4.7 |607 km (377.2 mi) depth|45 km (28 mi) distance| BMKG | Details
- 05 Dec 2019 15:53 UTC| M 4.3 |536 km (333.1 mi) depth|44 km (27 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 06 Nov 2019 11:49 UTC| M 4.2 |533.3 km (331.4 mi) depth|49 km (31 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 21 Oct 2019 10:43 UTC| M 5.3 |629.2 km (391 mi) depth|60 km (37 mi) distance| GeoAu | Details
- 13 Oct 2019 20:02 UTC| M 4.6 |612 km (380.3 mi) depth|35 km (21 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 25 Sep 2019 01:02 UTC| M 4.8 |595 km (369.7 mi) depth|64 km (40 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 24 Sep 2019 07:18 UTC| M 5.3 |537.9 km (334.2 mi) depth|57 km (35 mi) distance| GeoAu | Details
- 11 Sep 2019 23:30 UTC| M 4.4 |555.3 km (345 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Sep 2019 19:27 UTC| M 4.6 |598 km (371.6 mi) depth|34 km (21 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 02 Sep 2019 19:49 UTC| M 4.4 |504.3 km (313.4 mi) depth|62 km (39 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Sep 2019 17:18 UTC| M 4.6 |600.1 km (372.9 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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