Heavy earthquake at Fiji coast

fiji - An earthquake with the force of 8.1 on the Richter scale has taken place off the coast of Fiji. Authorities in New Zealand are now investigating the probability of a tsunami.

The earthquake occurred on Friday morning at 3.49 am (local time) at 107 kilometers from the town of Suva.

According to the statistics of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC), the earthquake occurred at a depth of 652 kilometers.