The seismic activity occurred at a depth of 271km - 49km Northwest from Rabaul, PNG; 808km Northeast from Post Moresby; 1092km Northwest from Honiara, Solomon Is; and 3307km Northwest from Suva, Fiji.
The Mineral Resources department in Suva said the moderate earthquake with deep depth source location posed no immediate threat to the Fiji region.
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