5.3-magnitude quake hits Fiji Islands Region -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.3-magnitude quake hits Fiji Islands Region -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-03-09 21:04:15

BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted Fiji Islands Region at 1201 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 594.1 km, was initially determined to be at 17.91 degrees south latitude and 178.47 degrees west longitude.