HEIGHTENED SEISMICITY in the Pacific Ring of Fire (Forecast)
Centered at 15.907°S, 178.585°W the quake struck at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi), USGS/EHP reported.
The event followed a magnitude 4.7Mw foreshock, that occurred about 5 hours earlier.
Tsunami Evaluation
NO threat of Pacific-wide, destructive tsunami by this event.
EQ Details
Magnitude: 6.5Mw
Location: 15.907°S, 178.585°W depth=10.0 km (6.2 mi)
Time: 2015-04-17 @ 15:52:51 (UTC)
Distances:
- 183km SSW of Sigave, Wallis and Futuna
- 224km (139mi) ENE of Lambasa, Fiji
- 401km (249mi) NE of Suva, Fiji
- 474km (295mi) ENE of Nadi, Fiji
- 679km (422mi) NNW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga
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