Powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake strikes near the Fiji Islands

July 29, 2011 – Fiji Islands – A powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake has struck 369 km (229 miles) southwest of Ndoi Island. The earthquake was also 1541 miles North/northeast of Auckland, New Zealand. The 521 km depth of the earthquake, though to deep to cause tsunamis, reflects the strong nature of the geological forces gnawing away at the stability of this portion of the South Pacific (a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck in March). Double aftershocks followed the earthquake- a 5.2 and a 5.1. See our March post on early-warning signs of growing seismic instability emerging around the regions of Fiji and Tonga.  –The Extinction Protocol