The NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach reported that a 7.2 magnitude earthquake occurred south of the Fiji Islands at 11:59 a.m. HST on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017.
Based on all available data, there is no tsunami threat to Hawai‘i.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami threat message for other parts of the Pacific located closer to the earthquake.
An earthquake has occurred with these preliminary parameters
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ORIGIN TIME – 1153 AM HST 03 JAN 2017
COORDINATES – 19.5 SOUTH 176.2 EAST
LOCATION – SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE – 7.2 MOMENT
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
7.2
Date-Time
3 Jan 2017 21:52:31 UTC
4 Jan 2017 09:52:31 near epicenter
3 Jan 2017 10:52:31 standard time in your timezone
Location
19.328S 176.055E
Depth
15 km
Distances
221 km (137 mi) SW of Nadi, Fiji
283 km (175 mi) WSW of Suva, Fiji
477 km (295 mi) SW of Lambasa, Fiji
835 km (517 mi) ESE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
935 km (579 mi) W of Nuku`alofa, Tonga
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 7.6 km; Vertical 4.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 104; Dmin = 274.0 km; Rmss = 1.26 seconds; Gp = 46°
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The NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach reported that a 7.2 magnitude earthquake occurred south of the Fiji Islands at 11:59 a.m. HST on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017.
