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South of Fiji again, magnitude 7.2 according to Geoscience Australia

@ulixes_lactanis @seislologist This looks to be east of Fiji i.e. closer to Tonga - it locates almost right on the Tonga Trench. And with a shallow reverse rupture this is more likely to be a subduction interface event which is different to yesterday’s (deep with normal rupture mechanism - within the down-going slab).

@ulixes_lactanis @seislologist On closer inspection* I think @ALomax is correct - it’s just to the east of the trough so it can’t be on the interface 🤔 (*apparently it helps to put your glasses on when locating earthquakes).

@DeeNinis @ulixes_lactanis @ALomax yep, I was a bit too keen to toot without zooming in on the map first…

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