Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes near Fiji – USGS

(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck in the ocean near Fiji on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (six miles), and centered about 85 km (53 miles) west of the Fiji town of Labasa, the USGS said.

The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) also reported the quake, but put it at 6.1 magnitude and 40 km (25 miles) deep.

(Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru and Frances Kerry in LondonEditing by Andrew Cawthorne)

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