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Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - 160km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji on Saturday, 26 November 2016

Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - 160km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji on Saturday, 26 November 2016
Date & time: Saturday, 26 November 2016 00:51 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 2016-11-25 12:51:09 -12:00
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 571.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.6009°S / 177.6463°W (Fiji)
Nearest volcano: Falcon Island (246 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2.5*10^11 J (69.8 MWh / 60 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Sat, 26 Nov 2016
Sat, 26 Nov 00:51 UTCM 4.4 / 571 kmFIJI REGIONEMSC

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