More than half of Fiji’s rural population lives in poverty
This contributes to 62.2 per cent of the country's total poor population of around 900,000 people.
The US Geological Survey said that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit the Fiji region.
The earthquake hit at around 20:14:38 GMT on Friday.
The epicenter, with a depth of 605.63 km, was initially determined to be at 21.8295 degrees south latitude and 179.3622 degrees west longitude, the Xinhua news agency reported.
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No casualties have been reported.
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