M 6.2 in Fiji Islands Region on 08 Jan 2007 20:52 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 23944
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.2M
Depth: 407.8 Km
Lat/Lon: -18.4894 , -177.914
Event Date: 08 Jan 2007 20:52 UTC
08 Jan 2007 08:52 Local
Exposed Population:
About 1138 people within 100km
Inserted at: 08 Jan 2007 22:19 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

6.2 magnitude under-sea quake hits South Pacific 1/9/2007 6:53:00 AM.

A powerful earthquake struck deep under the sea floor between Fiji and Tonga on Tuesday, scientists said. There were no immediate reports of damage or tsunami warnings issued. The 6.2 magnitude quake happened shortly before 2:30 am, IST, 40
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Large quake strikes deep under ocean near Fiji 1/9/2007 1:06:00 AM.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck deep under the ocean northeast of Fiji, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Monday.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), (2), INFORM (1), USGS (2),