Three earthquakes were recorded south of the Fiji islands in the Pacific on Wednesday evening, each at a depth of around 600 km (370 miles), the United States Geological Survey said.
There was no tsunami threat, Seismology Fiji said in a statement on social media.
The first earthquake of Magnitude 6.8 struck around 0938 GMT, the second of Magnitude 7 struck around 15 minutes later, and the third of Magnitude 6.6 at 1014 GMT, according to the USGS reports.
Strong Earthquakes in Italy, Japan and Fiji followed by Dozens of Aftershocks
Strong earthquakes rocked Italy's Adriatic coast and Japan's largest island, Honshu, in the space of two and a half hours today. Dozens of aftershocks followed. A strong earthquakealso shook Fiji.
5.6 on the Richter scale hit Central Italy at 7:07 a.m. local time (8:08 a.m. Bulgarian), according to data from the automated system of the European Mediterranean Seismological Center.
The map shows the epicenter of the first earthquake in Italy. Source: EMSC
A second magnitude 4 quake followed minutes later.
According to initial data, there was no serious damage or injuries. Objects have been found in the homes of people who write that they felt it strongly. The epicenter is 63 km east of Rimini, but it was felt all the way to Rome and beyond. The Italian earthquake was also felt in other countries: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
More than 30 aftershocks have been recorded in Central Italy so far.
Approximately two and a half hours later, a 5 on the Richter scale shook the island of Honshu.
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