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7.3-magnitude quake strikes in Pacific, near Fiji islands
By the CNN Wire Staff
September 15, 2011 -- Updated 2054 GMT (0454 HKT)
CNN) -- A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck early Friday in the Fiji islands region of the
Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
According to the U.S.-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, "a destructive tsunami was not
generated, based on earthquake and historical tsunami data."
The quake struck at a depth of 626 kilometers, or about 390 miles below the earth's surface,
the Geological Survey said on its website. Its epicenter was 74 miles south-southwest of Fiji's
Ndoi Island, 281 miles south-southeast of the Fijian capital, Suva, and 264 miles west of
Nuku'alofa in Tonga, according to the U.S. agency's estimations.
It happened just after 7:30 a.m. Friday, or 3:30 p.m. ET. Initially, it was reported as 7.2
magnitude.
Besides the U.S.-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, the Japan Meteorological Agency
also did not release any tsunami warnings or advisories as a result of the quake.
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