Strong earthquake off Fiji poses no tsunami threat to Hawaii
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A preliminary magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off of Fiji Wednesday evening.
A preliminary magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off of Fiji Wednesday evening.
A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Fiji Wednesday evening but poses no tsunami threat to Hawaii.
The preliminary magnitude 6.0 temblor struck 162 miles southeast of Lambasa, Fiji at 6:10 Hawaii time at a depth of 332 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake did not generate a tsunami alert from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and no injuries were immediately reported.
