Earthquake with magnitude of M 6.9 on date 21-07-2014 and time 16:54:40 (Italy) in region South of Fiji Islands [Sea: Fiji]

A magnitude M 6.9 earthquake occured in region: South of Fiji Islands [Sea: Fiji], on

  • 21-07-2014 14:54:40 (UTC)
  • 21-07-2014 16:54:40 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 22-07-2014 02:54:40 (UTC +12:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Pacific/Fiji)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) -19.7800, 178.4410 at 616 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

No Italian municipalities within 100 km from the epicenter with at least 50000 inhabitants.

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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev200
M 6.9 2014-07-21
14:54:40
-19.78 178.441 616 2014-10-21
12:08:56
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7445751
Reviewed
Rev200
M 6.9 2014-07-21
14:54:40
19.78 178.441 616 2014-10-21
12:08:56
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7432601
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-07-21 14:54:40 ± 0
Latitude -19.7800
Longitude 178.4410
Depth (km) 616 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-USGS
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 7445751

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 0.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree)
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitudes information

M:6.9

Field Value
Value 6.9
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 7445751
Agency INGV
Autore U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-07-22 13:27:44

M:6.9

Field Value
Value 6.9
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 7432601
Agency INGV
Autore U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-07-21 15:32:03
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