Thursday 18 January 2024, 05:50: earthquake at Fiji Region
Earthquakes with magnitude 5.8 felt at 05:50 on 18 January 2024.
Place: Fiji Region.
On Thursday 18 January 2024 at 05:50 an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 and depth 143.6 km was recorded in Fiji Region. 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 05:50 on 18 January 2024 with epicenter Fiji Region, having a depth of 143.6 km is therefore classified as intermediate.
Being of magnitude 5.8, 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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