M5.0 earthquake · south of the Fiji Islands

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Two M5.0 quakes strike deep near Fiji and off the Philippines on Wednesday

On Wednesday, three magnitude 5.0 earthquakes were recorded: two in the Fiji region at depths of 550 km and 508 km, and one 207 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines, at 49 km depth. No damage or casualties appear in the supplied events. Over the past three days the largest quake was an M5.4 near Rioblanco, Colombia, on Tuesday, which drew 133 felt reports and a green PAGER alert level.

• Fiji region: M5.0 at 550 km depth early Wednesday and M5.0 at 508 km depth south of the Fiji Islands later that day.
• Colombia: M5.4 at 10 km depth, 24 km NNW of Rioblanco, on Tuesday, with a green PAGER alert level.
• Other Tuesday quakes: M5.2 in Kyrgyzstan, M5.2 on the Mid-Indian Ridge and M5.2 in the Volcano Islands, Japan region.
• Earlier, on Monday: M5.3 south of Crete in Greece, and M5.1 events off Peru, in Indonesia, the Kermadec Islands and the Banda Sea.