Quakedle
Puzzle #114 was Fiji region.
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USGS — Tectonic Plates of the Earth
How it scored
- Magnitude
- M6.1 — strong class
- Magnitude type
- mww - W-phase moment magnitude
- Depth
- 535.0 km — deep
- Region
- Tonga, Fiji, and the Kermadecs
- Tsunami indicator
- USGS tsunami indicator not set
- Felt reports
- 0 DYFI reports
- PAGER alert
- green PAGER alert
- Tectonic plates
- Pacific Plate · Australian Plate
- Tectonic context
- The Tonga–Kermadec trench is a fast subduction system where the Pacific Plate descends beneath the Australian Plate region.
Also on the record
- USGS reports magnitude M6.1. Which standard descriptive class contains it?
- Strong (M6.0–6.9)
- The hypocentral depth is 535.0 km. Which depth band is it in?
- Deep (more than 300 km)
- USGS locates the event at “Fiji region”. Which broad authored region matches?
- Tonga, Fiji, and the Kermadecs
- What does the USGS tsunami indicator say for this event?
- No — USGS did not set the event’s tsunami indicator; that is not a forecast.
- USGS received 0 “Did You Feel It?” reports. Which band is that?
- No reports (0)