Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Fiji Islands region, USGS says

(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said.

The quake was at a depth of 174 km (108.12 miles), USGS added.

(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)