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Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - 300km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji on Wednesday, 6 November 2019

Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - 300km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji on Wednesday, 6 November 2019
Nov 7 12:38: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 543.9 to 591.3 km.
Date & time: Wednesday, 6 November 2019 14:45 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 2019-11-06 02:45:44 -12:00
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 591.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.9828°S / 178.1882°W (Fiji)
Nearest volcano: Taveuni (238 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
Wed, 6 Nov 2019
Wed, 6 Nov 14:44 UTCM 4.5 / 553 kmFiji Islands RegionGFZ

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