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6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts off Fiji

Other News Materials 19 August 2009 08:26 (UTC +04:00)
6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts off Fiji

A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck off south of the Pacific island nation of Fiji on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The quake, occurred at 09:20 a.m. Fiji local time (2120 GMT Tuesday), was 585 km south of Fiji's Ndoi Island. It was at a depth of 280 km, Xinhua reported.

No casualties or damages were reported so far.  

No tsunami warning had been issued by the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

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