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USGS reports magnitude 6.1 earthquake in the Fiji region
The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Fiji region on Nov. 5 at 17:21 UTC, at a depth of about 541 kilometers.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in the Fiji region on Nov. 5 at 17:21 UTC1.
The agency placed the origin at 21.169 degrees south, 178.646 degrees west, at a depth of 540.8 kilometers1. USGS listed the magnitude as 6.1 mww and the origin as reviewed1.
The USGS event page for the quake, cataloged as us7000tw8r, showed no felt-report responses at the time of the listing1. The agency did not publish damage, casualty or tsunami figures on that page1.