1st LD Writethru: 5.3-magnitude quake hits Fiji Islands Region -- GFZ-Xinhua

1st LD Writethru: 5.3-magnitude quake hits Fiji Islands Region -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-12-11 21:39:30

BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted Fiji Islands Region at 1221 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 590.6 km, was initially determined to be at 21.78 degrees south latitude and 179.10 degrees west longitude.