An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday deep in the ocean about 309 miles south of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
The USGS initially estimated the earthquake at 6.8 magnitude and revised that to 6.6.
At the time of this post, there were two aftershocks at M6.1 and M5.2 in the same area.
No tsunami warning was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
USGS Information:
M6.6 South of the Fiji Islands
24.642°S 179.084°E depth=527.6km (327.8mi)
497km (309mi) SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji
703km (437mi) SW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga
722km (449mi) S of Suva, Fiji
777km (483mi) SSE of Nadi, Fiji
911km (566mi) S of Lambasa, Fiji
Tsunami Information Statement Number 1
NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Ewa Beach HI
11:21 p.m. HST Sat May 03 2014
To Civil Defense in the State of Hawaii
Subject Tsunami Information Statement
This statement is for information only. No action required.
An earthquake has occurred with these preliminary parameters
Origin time 11:16 p.m. HST 03 May 2014
Coordinates 24.6 South 179.3 East
Location South of the Fiji Uslands
Magnitude 6.8 Moment
Evaluation: Based on all available data a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii. Repeat. A destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii.
This will be the only statement issued for this event unless additional data are received.
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