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6.1-magnitude quake jolts Fiji

Published : 26 Dec 2021, 23:14

  DF News Desk
A policeman is on duty on the blocked road to Lautoka Hospital, in Lautoka, Fiji, May 6, 2021. File Photo: FIJI SUN/Handout via Xinhua.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted 140 km east of Levuka, Fiji at 15:42:56 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, reported Xinhua.

The epicenter, with a depth of 626.51 km, was initially determined to be at 18.0804 degrees south latitude and 179.3607 degrees west longitude.