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M5.4 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands

Name: M5.4 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
Start: 2016-12-17T22:21:32.3+00:00
Location: south of the Fiji Islands

3590 d ago · 17 Dec 2016, 22:21 UTC south of the Fiji Islands

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands on 17 Dec 2016, 22:21 UTC at a depth of 133 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

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