MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake was recorded on Sunday in the Pacific Ocean, off the Fiji coast, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
Initial reports put the earthquake’s magnitude at 7.8.
The epicenter was located at the depth of 560 kilometers, 282 kilometers northeast of the city of Levuka.
According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, there is no threat of a tsunami, because the epicenter of the quake was located too deep under the seabed.
