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M5.1 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands

Name: M5.1 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
Start: 2019-04-26T19:10:14.341+00:00
Location: south of the Fiji Islands

2730 d ago · 26 Apr 2019, 19:10 UTC south of the Fiji Islands

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands on 26 Apr 2019, 19:10 UTC at a depth of 35 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

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