M8.2 EQ near Fiji.: 2018-08-19 00:19:37 UPDATED: (M8.2) Fiji region -18.2 -178.1 (2b02a)

Near Fiji. An M8.2 EQ is pretty big. An M > 8 happens only about one and a fraction times per year....

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Subject:	2018-08-19 00:19:37 UPDATED: (M8.2) Fiji region -18.2 -178.1 (2b02a)
Date:	Sun, 19 Aug 2018 00:38:39 +0000
From:	USGS ENS <ens@ens.usgs.gov>
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To:	david.appell@gmail.com

M8.2 Earthquake - Fiji region

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	8.2
Date-Time	19 Aug 2018 00:19:37 UTC 19 Aug 2018 12:19:37 near epicenter 18 Aug 2018 16:19:37 standard time in your timezone
Location	18.165S 178.144W
Depth	559 km
Distances	269.0 km (166.8 mi) E of Levuka, Fiji 326.9 km (202.7 mi) SE of Labasa, Fiji 361.3 km (224.0 mi) E of Suva, Fiji 448.7 km (278.2 mi) E of Ba, Fiji 451.3 km (279.8 mi) NW of Nuku�alofa, Tonga
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 9.2 km; Vertical 6.4 km
Parameters	Nph = 102; Dmin = 405.2 km; Rmss = 1.01 seconds; Gp = 24° Version =
Event ID	us 1000gcii ***This event supersedes event AT00PDOM8Q,PT18231000.

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