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Moderate earthquake off Labasa

December 6, 2015 9:13 pm

An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale occurred Southeast of Labasa this morning.

The Mineral Resources Department confirms the earthquake epicentre was located 279 kilometres away at about 6am today.

The moderate size earthquake occurred at a depth 539 kilometres below sea level and there was no alert for any related threats.

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