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Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, Fiji, on Sunday, Mar 6, 2022 at 5:34 pm (GMT -12) -

Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 582 km depth

7 Mar 05:41 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
7 Mar 05:43: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 5.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 576.0 to 572.0 km (from 358 to 355 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.3 km (2.7 mi) towards WSW.
7 Mar 05:54: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 7, 2022 05:34:18 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Mar 6, 2022 at 5:34 pm (GMT -12)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	6.1
Depth	581.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	20.3797°S / 178.4313°W (South Pacific Ocean, Fiji)
Antipode	20.38°N / 1.569°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	346 km (215 mi) WNW of Nukalofa (Nuku'alofa, Tonga) (pop: 22,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 346 km (215 mi) WNW of Nuku‘alofa (Tonga) (pop: 22,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 360 km (224 mi) WNW of Kolonga (Tonga) (pop: 1,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 377 km (234 mi) WNW of ‘Ohonua (Ohonua, Tonga) (pop: 1,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 349 km (217 mi) WNW of Amsterdam Island (pop: 75,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Light Rain 28.5°C (83 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 3 m/s (7 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released	8.9 x 10¹³ joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
6.1	582 km	Fiji Islands Region	USGS
6.1	566 km	FIJI REGION	EMSC
5.8	572 km	Fiji: Near Nouméa	RENASS
6.1	582 km	Fiji Islands Region	RaspberryShake
6.0	583 km	Fiji Islands Region [Sea: Fiji]	INGV
6.1	577 km	Fiji Region	GFZ
6.1	568 km	Fiji Islands Region	GeoAu

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Tucson, Arizona (TUC/IU network) | Distance from quake: 9272 km / 5761 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tucson, Arizona: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Around remade islands / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 30-60 s : So i was on the boat my boat was swinging so I was scared and i just got to my home in kermadec islands i just got this app and like i also felt the 6.6 magnitude earthquake. | 2 users found this interesting.

Ba, fiji Islands / not felt

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (11 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Aug 10, 2022 21:46 33 weeks ago	4.5 624 km	South Pacific Ocean, Fiji	More
Jul 29, 2022 02:20 35 weeks ago	4.4 568 km	South Pacific Ocean, Fiji	More
Jul 23, 2022 11:38 36 weeks ago	4.5 612 km	South Pacific Ocean, Fiji	More
Jul 17, 2022 03:13 37 weeks ago	4.3 594 km	South Pacific Ocean, Fiji	More
Jul 7, 2022 10:11 38 weeks ago	4.3 588 km	South Pacific Ocean, Fiji	More
May 9, 2022 11:59 47 weeks ago	4.5 593 km	South Pacific Ocean, Fiji	More
May 4, 2022 01:32 47 weeks ago	4.5 591 km	South Pacific Ocean, Fiji	More
May 3, 2022 07:44 47 weeks ago	4.5 596 km	South Pacific Ocean, Fiji	More
Apr 8, 2022 19:00 51 weeks ago	4.5 578 km	South Pacific Ocean, Fiji	More
Mar 26, 2022 08:15 1 year 1 weeks ago	4.9 598 km	South Pacific Ocean, Fiji	More
Mar 26, 2022 08:08 1 year 1 weeks ago	4.5 596 km	South Pacific Ocean, Fiji	More

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