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Magnitude 8.2 quake strikes in the Pacific, but very deep: USGS
- chmaynard 8y agoM8.2 Earthquake - Fiji region Preliminary Report Magnitude 8.2 Date-Time 19 Aug 2018 00:19:37 UTC 19 Aug 2018 12:19:37 near epicenter 18 Aug 2018 19:19:37 standard time in your timezone Location 18.165S 178.144W Depth 559 km Distances 269.0 km (166.8 mi) E of Levuka, Fiji 326.9 km (202.7 mi) SE of Labasa, Fiji 361.3 km (224.0 mi) E of Suva, Fiji 448.7 km (278.2 mi) E of Ba, Fiji 451.3 km (279.8 mi) NW of Nuku�alofa, Tonga Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 9.2 km; Vertical 6.4 km Event ID us 1000gcii https://earthquake.usgs.gov https://earthquake.usgs.gov
- okket 8y ago"Look how far our coverage goes and how sensitive our network is." (Still very impressive data)
- chmaynard 8y agoThe USGS is one of the jewels in our federal government. They are under attack right now by the Trump administration, so I'm glad they have the courage to toot their own horn a little.
- eboyjr 8y agoGood to hear that the Earth is settling somewhere that it won't affect us instead. This is newsworthy to me if it decreases the likelihood of new earthquakes in the area.
- singularity2001 8y agoHappens often in South Papua without anyone caring.
- kalleboo 8y agoThis is an example of why I prefer the Shindo scale used in Japan[0]. If you tell someone a "magnitude 8.2 struck" it doesn't really tell you anything actionable. The Shindo scale instead measures shaking on the surface, which is what you really care about if you live somewhere with regular earthquakes. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency_seismic_intensity_scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency_se...