Tuesday 5 April 2011

6.4 Mag Figi

Very strong but deep and accordingly harmless earthquake at approx. 30 km from Tuvuca.
The location during such a deep earthquake is of less importance than shallower quakes.
The hypocenter of this earthquake was in the hot mantle of the earth
This earthquake will have been felt in a radius of several hundred km.
252 km (156 miles) W of Lambasa, Vanua Levu, Fiji
Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 6.4
UTC Time :  Sunday, April 03, 2011 at 14:07:10 UTC
Local time at epicenter : Monday, April 04, 2011 at 02:07:10 AM at epicenter
Depth (Hypocenter) : 555.5 km
Geo-location(s) :
approx. 30 km from Tuvuca
approx.  50 km from Vanua Balavu Island
252 km (156 miles) W of Lambasa, Vanua Levu, Fiji321 km (199 miles) W of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji
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