45 offshore earthquakes occur in Savusavu region
This is an earthquake swarm which can last for weeks to months, no threat of a major quake – Seismology Unit

45 offshore earthquakes occur in Savusavu region

This is an earthquake swarm which can last for weeks to months, no threat of a major quake – Seismology Unit

By Vijay Narayan
Tuesday 10/12/2024
Earthquake Information bulletin issued. Date: 09/12/2024 | Time: 10:24:15 PM | Magnitude: 3.6 Depth: 9 km Location: 5 km S from Natuvu, Cakaudrove Province.

45 offshore earthquakes have occurred in the Savusavu region from Saturday to today.

According to the Mineral Resources Seismology Department, this is mainly in the Wailevu East and Wailevu West region.

When asked on whether there should be any concern, the seismologists say there is no need to worry as this is a normal occurrence based on the movement of the tectonic plates.

They say it is also a volcanic region and there are hot springs in Savusavu as well.

The unit says this is an earthquake swarm which can last for weeks to months, and occur every 30 minutes to 1 hour.

An earthquake swarm refers to a cluster of earthquakes characterized by the absence of a single predominant large earthquake.

These swarms can be categorized into two types: ordinary swarms with irregular activity lasting from hours to over a year, often seen in volcanic regions, and mainshock-aftershock sequences of similar size occurring successively over several days to months.

According to the recent readings released, three offshore earthquakes occurred in the Vanua Levu region from Sunday to yesterday.

The latest quake reported measured 3.6 on the Richter Scale and occurred at a depth of 9 kilometres.

It was located 5 kilometres South from Natuvu, Cakaudrove.

The quake occurred at 10.24pm last night and it was felt in the Savusavu Bay area, Labasa and Koro Island.

However, it did not pose any immediate tsunami threat to the region.

There was another quake at 12.34pm yesterday, with a magnitude of 2.8 at a depth of 10 kilometres East of Nalele, Cikobia Island.

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The Seismology Department also confirms that there was a 3.0 magnitude offshore earthquake 10 kilometres East from Tawake village in Vanua Levu at 8.09am Sunday.

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The quake occurred at a depth of 26 kilometres.

More readings will be released later today.

Stay with us for updates.

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