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

5.0-magnitude quake hits Fiji Islands Region -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-03-06 06:20:00

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Fiji Islands Region at 2156 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 589.6 km, was initially determined to be at 21.97 degrees south latitude and 179.47 degrees west longitude.