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Breaking local news from Staten Island, NY
Powerful earthquake strikes sleeping Fiji Islands
By Staten Island Advance
November 09, 2009, 7:10AM
A powerful earthquake has struck the Fiji Islands. The magnitude 7.2
quake, capable of generating huge tsunamis and great damage, struck the
South Pacific island chain just before 11 p.m., (5:44 a.m. EST) catching most residents while they slept.
The
quake occurred deep under the Earth's crust, about 60 miles north of
the capital of Suva.. There were no immediate reports of damage or
whether a tsunami alert was issued. Such alerts are oftentimes declared
locally. The Fiji Islands are in a seismically active area and less
powerful earthquakes are relatively common.
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