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Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - South of Fiji Islands on Tuesday, 3 January 2017 - information

Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - South of Fiji Islands on Tuesday, 3 January 2017

Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - South of Fiji Islands on Tuesday, 3 January 2017
Jan 3 22:03: Magnitude recalculated from 6.8 to 7.0.
Jan 3 22:03: Magnitude recalculated from 7.0 to 7.1.
Jan 3 22:15: Magnitude recalculated from 7.1 to 6.9.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 17.0 km.
Date & time: Tue, 3 Jan 21:52:31 UTC
Magnitude: 6.9
Depth: 17.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.31°S / 175.86°E (Fidji)
Nearest volcano: Nabukelevu (220 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report.
You can use your GPS or device location as well to show where you were during the earthquake. - Merci!.

Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 3 Jan 2017
Tue, 3 Jan 21:52 UTCM 7.0 / 10 km SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Tue, 3 Jan 21:52 UTCM 6.9 / 17.1 km- 221km SW of Nadi, Fiji[Map]USGS

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
(240.8 km NE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking): Correct the typo on the report from camcelled to cancelled please.
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 3 Jan 21:55 UTCM 5.7 / 10 km - [info]- 245km SW of Nadi, Fiji[Map]USGS
Tue, 3 Jan 22:33 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]- 169km SW of Nadi, Fiji[Map]USGS
Tue, 3 Jan 22:40 UTCM 5.9 / 10 km - [info]South of Fiji Islands[Map]GFZ
Tue, 3 Jan 23:03 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]- 209km SW of Nadi, Fiji[Map]USGS
Tue, 3 Jan 23:34 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Fiji Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Tue, 3 Jan 23:46 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]- 185km SW of Nadi, Fiji[Map]USGS
Tue, 3 Jan 23:56 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]- 178km SW of Nadi, Fiji[Map]USGS
Wed, 4 Jan 2017 (8 earthquakes)
Wed, 4 Jan 00:09 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info]Fiji Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Wed, 4 Jan 02:33 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Wed, 4 Jan 03:10 UTCM 5.3 / 10 km - [info]South of Fiji Islands[Map]GFZ
Wed, 4 Jan 04:01 UTCM 5.0 / 60 km - [info] FIJI REGION[Map]EMSC
Wed, 4 Jan 05:36 UTCM 5.1 / 149 km - [info]South of Fiji Islands[Map]GFZ
Wed, 4 Jan 05:58 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]South of Fiji Islands[Map]GFZ
Wed, 4 Jan 14:31 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]South of Fiji Islands[Map]GFZ
Wed, 4 Jan 20:03 UTCM 5.6 / 10 km - [info]Fiji Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Thu, 5 Jan 2017
Thu, 5 Jan 13:44 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info]South of Fiji Islands[Map]GFZ
Thu, 5 Jan 23:23 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info]- 183km SW of Nadi, Fiji[Map]USGS
Sat, 14 Jan 2017
Sat, 14 Jan 06:11 UTCM 5.6 / 10 km - [info]Fiji Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Sat, 14 Jan 09:31 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info] FIJI REGION[Map]EMSC
Sat, 14 Jan 18:25 UTCM 5.7 / 10 km - [info]Fiji Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Sat, 14 Jan 21:19 UTCM 4.5 / 34 km - [info] FIJI REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 6 Feb 2017
Mon, 6 Feb 22:04 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km - [info]- 183km SSW of Nadi, Fiji[Map]USGS
Mon, 6 Feb 22:46 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] FIJI REGION[Map]EMSC
Tue, 30 May 2017
Tue, 30 May 19:59 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]South of Fiji Islands[Map]GFZ

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