Deep Focus Earthquake Occurs in South Fiji Basin

PRN  – 091702

M6.5 Quake Strikes South of the Fiji Islands

Earthquake Details:

Magnitude: 6.5 mww
Location: 25.453°S, 178.220°E
Distances: Suva, Fiji 809.9 km (503.2 mi) S – Population: 77,366
Depth: 570.0 km
Time: 2018-09-16 @ 21:11:48.450 (UTC)
[USGS]

Diagnostics

• Diagnostics available via FIRE-EARTH PULSARS.

FIRE-EARTH EARTHQUAKE FORECAST

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Deep Large Earthquake Occurs ESE of Suva, Fiji

ER: RQD– lg– BSUGBBDE
C.G. – 090602

M 7.8 Earthquake Occurs 101km ESE of Suva, Fiji

NO tsunami threat caused by this event!

EQ Details:

Magnitude: 7.8 mww
Location: 18.494°S 179.332°E 608.6 km depth
Time: 2018-09-06 15:49:14 UTC

Distances:

• Levuka, Fiji, 47.3 km (29.4 mi) S, Population: 8,360
• Suva, 101.8 km (63.3 mi) ESE, Population: 77,366
• Ba, 205.1 km (127.5 mi) ESE, Population: 14,596
• Nadi, 216.6 km (134.6 mi) ESE, Population: 42,284
• Lautoka, 221.5 km (137.6 mi) ESE, Population: 52,500

Diagnostics

• Diagnostics available via FIRE-EARTH PULSARS.

FIRE-EARTH EARTHQUAKE FORECAST

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M6.9 Quake Strikes Near Ndoi Island, Fiji

SEISMIC HAZARD
HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SCENARIOS 08, 07
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Deep, Powerful Quake Occurs Near Lau Ridge

Centered at 19.829°S, 178.464°W the quake struck at a depth of about 616.4km (383.0mi), about 375km (233mi) ESE of Suva, Fiji, according to USGS/EHP.

EQ Details
Magnitude: 6.9Mw
Event Time: 2014-07-21 14:54:41 UTC
Location: 19.829°S 178.464°W depth=616.4km (383.0mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 94km (58mi) NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji
• 369km (229mi) WNW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga
• 375km (233mi) ESE of Suva, Fiji
• 441km (274mi) SSE of Lambasa, Fiji
• 488km (303mi) ESE of Nadi, Fiji

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Thousands of residents and tourists were evacuated as Cyclone EVAN, strengthened to a category 4 storm, battered Fiji with destructive winds and torrential rains, flattening homes and uprooting trees.

• The authorities have warned the storm surge generated by the cyclone as it circles the main islands of Vanua Levu and Viti Levu coluld cause major flooding.
• EVAN strengthened to a category 4 storm with wind gusts of up to 170 mph (275 kmh)

• Deadly Cyclone EVAN Envelopes Fiji December 16, 2012

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Deadly Cyclone EVAN Envelopes Fiji

DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,182 Days Left 

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EVAN envelopes Fiji after causing large-scale destruction in Samoa

Killer Cyclone Evan intensified to a category 4 cyclone, having flattened thousands of homes and much of the infrastructure in Samoa.

• The death toll in Samoa has risen to at least 4, with 9 people reported missing.

Powerful Cyclone EVAN. IR Satellite Image. Source: CIMSS

Official Name:  Severe Tropical Cyclone EVAN. [Category Cyclone 4 has mean winds 86-107 knots with a central pressure 945-910 hPa]

Fijian prime minister addressing his nation of nearly a million people said:

• “It [Cyclone EVAN] has winds up to 180 kilometers an hour which may intensify, and if the weather forecasters are correct it will affect Fiji in a very damaging way, bringing about destructive winds and flooding. I cannot stress how serious this is, every Fijian will be affected.”

About 100 evacuation centers have been set up in northern and western areas of Fiji, the Fijian national disaster management office said, advising people in the lower-lying areas to move to higher grounds.

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Powerful Quake Strikes Fiji

Another powerful earthquake strikes Fiji – more intense seismic activity could occur in the region this year

A powerful quake measuring up to 7.3 Mw struck Fiji at 17.212°S, 178.413°E or about 100 km north of the capital, Suva and at a depth of 585 km on Monday, November 09, 2009 at 10:45 UTC.

The mainshock was followed by at least one aftershock measuring 5.3 Mw.

On August 19, 2009 FEWW Moderators posted the following entry:

New Round of Geo-Assualt at Kermadec Trench

Following the powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the tip of the Fiordland, South island, New Zealand, followed by a large cluster of aftershocks, another round of geo-assault appears to be gearing up at the southern end of the Kermadec trench.

The Fiordland quakes occurred as a result of a large reverse faulting motion caused by the subduction of the Australian subplate under the Pacific plate, on which Fiordland rests,  in Puysegur Trench, at the Alpine Fault.

The new wave of earthquakes would instead be caused by the ‘mirror image’ action, with Pacific plate subducting beneath the Australian protoplate.

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake that struck south of the Fiji Islands on August 18, 2009 at 21:21 UTC may herald a new round of intense [and unprecedented] seismic activity at Kermadec Trench to the north, NE, and East of the North Island, as well as the north, NE, and east of the South Island, New Zealand.

10-degree Map Centered at 15°S,180°E

Earthquake location Map. Source: USGS/EHP. Enhanced by FEWW

Earthquake Details:

• Magnitude: 7.2 [Maximum quake magnitude estimated by FEWW at 7.0 Mw]
• Date-Time:
  • Monday, November 09, 2009 at 10:44:54 UTC
  • Monday, November 09, 2009 at 10:44:54 PM at epicenter
• Location: 17.212°S, 178.413°E
• Depth: 585.1 km (363.6 miles)
• Region: FIJI
• Distances:
  • 100 km (65 miles) N of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji
  • 135 km (85 miles) SW of Lambasa, Vanua Levu, Fiji
  • 485 km (300 miles) NW of Ndoi Island, Fiji
  • 2205 km (1370 miles) N of Auckland, New Zealand
• Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 7 km (4.3 miles); depth +/- 9 km (5.6 miles)
• Source:  USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
• Event ID: us2009nuam

Seismic Hazard Map

Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green- USGS/EHP

Seismic Hazard Map

Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green- USGS/EHP

Tsunami Info:

NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported NO destructive tsunami as a result of this event.

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