6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Fiji - Reports

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake's epicentre is located 260 km (160 miles) from the city of Labasa. There are no reports about casualties so far.

The USGS reported that the tremor was registered at 8:12 AM GMT. Despite the power of the earthquake, no tsunami warnings have been issued in the region.

Fiji is an island nation, located near the so-called Ring of Fire quake zone in the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.

6⃣2⃣ 🇫🇯 Earthquake Mw 6.2, 10/03 20:12, depth: 571 Km, FIJI ISLANDS REGION #earthquake #terremoto #temblor #gfz — https://t.co/d0GW5NxDV8 pic.twitter.com/2RgLWiNGTX

— EQGR (@eqgr) 10 марта 2019 г.