GMA NewsHONG KONG—A major earthquake was recorded in the south Pacific early Sunday, about 140 kilometers (88 miles) northeast of Fiji’s Ndoi Island, the US Geological Survey said.
The 7.1-magnitude quake, which hit at 6:57 am local time (18:57 GMT Saturday), registered at a depth of 434 kilometers (270 miles).
No tsunami warning was issued, according to the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
Fiji is located in the so-called Ring of Fire area of the Pacific Ocean basin, where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
Last month, a 7.2-magnitude quake struck some 570 kilometers south of Easter Island. — Agence France-Presse
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The whole earth is getting shaky in every manner imaginable, geological, atmospheric, etc. Could this be related to the turmoil we see in human affairs as well?