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Quake hits Fiji Islands

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted south of the Fiji Islands Sunday, said the US Geological Survey.

Updated on: Oct 20, 2011 10:03 AM IST
IANS | By , Hong Kong
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An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted south of the Fiji Islands Sunday, said the US Geological Survey.

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The temblor occurred at 6.24 (Beijing time) Sunday, Xinhua reported.

It's epicentre, with a depth of 153.20 km, was initially determined to be at 25.6641 degrees south latitude and 177.4509 degrees west longitude.

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