A huge magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck off the coast of Fiji.
It hit 123km south east of Suva at a depth of 669 km, the US Geological Survey has said.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no destructive Pacific-wide tsunami was expected, and there was no tsunami threat to Hawaii.
New Zealand’s Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Management said there was also no tsunami threat to New Zealand.
The measure was revised from an initial magnitude 8.1 reading by USGS.
Preliminary Report
Magnitude 7.8
Date-Time • 6 Sep 2018 15:49:14 UTC
• 7 Sep 2018 03:49:14 near epicenter
Location 18.494S 179.332E
Depth 608 km
Distances • 47.3 km (29.3 mi) S of Levuka, Fiji
• 101.8 km (63.1 mi) ESE of Suva, Fiji
• 205.1 km (127.2 mi) ESE of Ba, Fiji
• 216.6 km (134.3 mi) ESE of Nadi, Fiji
• 221.5 km (137.3 mi) ESE of Lautoka, Fiji
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 6.4 km; Vertical 4.9 km
Parameters Nph = 164; Dmin = 1133.2 km; Rmss = 1.40 seconds; Gp = 36°
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- It hit 123km south east of Suva at a depth of 669 km, the US Geological Survey has said.
- The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no destructive Pacific-wide tsunami was expected, and there was no tsunami threat to Hawaii.
- The measure was revised from an initial magnitude 8.
