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Moderate quake off Fiji
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A powerful earthquake has erupted in the South Pacific near the Vanuatu archipelago, triggering a regional tsunami alert.The quake, between 7.8 and 8.1 in magnitude, struck at a depth of 35km early on Thursday, about 294km northwest of the Vanuatu island of Santo, and 596km northwest of the capital, Port Vila.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre ...
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- News Source: Fiji Times | 2 months agoExplaining the formation and causes of earthquakes, Mr Seru said the earthquake in Samoa was generated by the movement of the plates along the Tonga Trench. "Subduction zones are where two plates meet...The opposite plate overrides on top of the...
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- News Source: Fiji Times | 2 months agoThe aftershock was recorded at 6.04am measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale. Mineral Resources Department seismologist Seru Sefanaia said an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 was recorded on Wednesday night outside the Fiji region. "The earthquake...
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