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Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - FIJI REGION on Monday, 6 March 2017

Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - FIJI REGION on Monday, 6 March 2017
Date & time: Mon, 6 Mar 08:32:15 UTC
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 547.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.13°S / 178.18°W [Map]
Nearest volcano: Taveuni (244 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Mon, 6 Mar
Mon, 6 Mar 08:32 UTCM 4.6 / 546.9 km- 283km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji[Map]USGS
Mon, 6 Mar 08:32 UTCM 4.8 / 543 kmFiji Islands Region[Map]GFZ

"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 17 Mar
Fri, 17 Mar 05:39 UTCM 4.7 / 547 km - [info] (181 km) FIJI REGION
[Map]		EMSC
Fri, 17 Mar 23:26 UTCM 4.9 / 594.9 km - [info] (231 km)- 281km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji[Map]USGS
Mon, 20 Mar
Mon, 20 Mar 03:34 UTCM 4.6 / 604.7 km - [info] (257 km)- 292km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 4 Apr
Tue, 4 Apr 13:47 UTCM 4.7 / 587 km - [info] (252 km)Fiji Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Thu, 6 Apr
Thu, 6 Apr 15:06 UTCM 4.6 / 541.3 km - [info] (270 km)- 297km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji
[Map]		USGS
Mon, 10 Apr
Mon, 10 Apr 23:10 UTCM 5.1 / 574 km - [info] (207 km)Fiji Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Thu, 13 Apr
Thu, 13 Apr 17:05 UTCM 5.4 / 493 km - [info] (261 km)Fiji Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Tue, 18 Apr
Tue, 18 Apr 07:12 UTCM 4.8 / 647 km - [info] (280 km)Fiji Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Tue, 18 Apr 17:08 UTCM 4.6 / 634.6 km - [info] (229 km)- 285km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji[Map]USGS
Tue, 18 Apr 17:11 UTCM 5.5 / 632 km - [info] (220 km)Fiji Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Tue, 18 Apr 18:23 UTCM 4.6 / 642 km - [info] (216 km)Fiji Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Wed, 26 Apr
Wed, 26 Apr 17:31 UTCM 5.1 / 574 km - [info] (199 km)Fiji Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Wed, 10 May
Wed, 10 May 13:54 UTCM 4.6 / 573.2 km - [info] (278 km)- 240km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 7 Jun
Wed, 7 Jun 21:07 UTCM 5.0 / 562 km - [info] (169 km)Fiji Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
(11247.9 km ENE from epicenter) / not felt: I didn't feel a thing!
Tue, 13 Jun
Tue, 13 Jun 11:48 UTCM 5.0 / 604 km - [info] (225 km)Fiji Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Thu, 15 Jun
Thu, 15 Jun 16:53 UTCM 4.5 / 542 km - [info] (181 km) FIJI REGION
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 2 Jul
Sun, 2 Jul 23:18 UTCM 4.8 / 580 km - [info] (200 km)Fiji Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Mon, 17 Jul
Mon, 17 Jul 12:08 UTCM 4.5 / 590.9 km - [info] (220 km)- 291km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji
[Map]		USGS

 

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