Levuka [Fiji], December 18 (ANI/Sputnik): A 5.7 magnitude earthquake has been registered near the Fiji island nation, the US Geological Survey said.

The tremor was recorded at 20:02 GMT on Friday, at a depth of 557 kilometers (over 346 miles), 231 kilometers east of the town of Levuka on the island of Ovalau.

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There are no reports about any damage or victims caused by the earthquake, no tsunami alert has been declared.

Fiji is located in a seismically active zone known as the Ring of Fire and regularly suffers from powerful earthquakes. (ANI/Sputnik)

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