Sunday 22 October 2023, 09:31: earthquake at South Of Fiji Islands
Earthquakes with magnitude 5.5 felt at 09:31 on 22 October 2023.
Place: South Of Fiji Islands.
On Sunday 22 October 2023 at 09:31 an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 and depth 537 km was recorded in South Of Fiji Islands. Further info on the EMSC webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 09:31 on 22 October 2023 with epicenter South Of Fiji Islands, having a depth of 537 km is therefore classified as deep.
Being of magnitude 5.5, therefore between 5 and 6, this earthquake is classified as "moderate". This type of earthquake can cause severe
structural damage to poorly constructed buildings in confined areas.
Minor damage to buildings built with modern anti-seismic criteria.
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
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