5.5-magnitude quake hits south of the Fiji Islands -- USGS-Xinhua

5.5-magnitude quake hits south of the Fiji Islands -- USGS

Source: Xinhua| 2024-10-23 00:09:45|Editor: huaxia

HONG KONG, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted south of the Fiji Islands at 1545 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 459.1 km, was initially determined to be at 23.93 degrees south latitude and 179.58 degrees west longitude.

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