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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Fiji Islands Region on Thursday, 24 October 2019

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Fiji Islands Region on Thursday, 24 October 2019
Date & time: Thursday, 24 October 2019 00:33 UTC
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 386.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.44°S / 177.34°W (Fiji)
Nearest volcano: Falcon Island (223 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 2*10^12 J (554 MWh / 477 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
Thu, 24 Oct 00:33 UTCM 5.2 / 377 kmFiji RegionEMSC
Thu, 24 Oct 00:33 UTCM 5.1 / 392 kmFiji Islands RegionGeoAu
Thu, 24 Oct 00:33 UTCM 5.3 / 387 kmFiji Islands RegionBMKG
Thu, 24 Oct 00:33 UTCM 5.2 / 369.5 km189km NE of Ndoi Island, FijiUSGS

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