ΤΡΟΜΑΚΤΙΚΟΣ earthquake of 7.2 on the Richter scale

Earthquake of 7.2 degrees shook the islands of Fiji, spreading the terror, τρέποντας residents fleeing from their homes. Thousands found refuge on the shores…
The earthquake, which occurred at 10:52 am.m. (12:52 am.m. time for Greece today), was centered in the sea area of 280 km southwest of the capital city of Fiji, Suva, in a shallow focal depth (15 km), announced the u.s. Geological survey (USGS).
There were no reports yet on damage or victims.
Earlier the cabinet of natural disasters Fiji had issued a tsunami warning after a powerful undersea earthquake, causing a general evacuation of buildings and traffic chaos.
“The earthquake created enough panic, there are cars waiting in the queue while resorting to higher ground,” he said by telephone to Reuters, the director of the organization Oxfam in Fiji, Γιοβέζα Σαλαντόκα, from Suva.
Corinne Άμπλερ, an official of the Red Cross in Suva, wrote on Twitter that the entire staff of the Red Cross and most of the people in the capital “go to higher ground”.
After the earthquake there were at least two aftershocks of more than 5 degrees.
The warning centre cancelled its warning of a risk from a tsunami one hour after the first earthquake.
There is no risk for the neighbouring island nations of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, said the authorities.