Earthquake details

Monday, February 22, 1909 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, February 22, 1909 at 09:21 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 263.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.999 and latitude -18.191.

Magnitude	7.6
Alert	Extreme
Depth	550.0 km
Coordinates	-18.191, -178.999
UTC time	1909-02-22 09:21:48.660

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1909-02-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	263.5 km
Suva	272.5 km
Lautoka	381.5 km
Nadi	382.0 km
Apia	913.1 km
Port Vila	1344.2 km
Noumea	1585.6 km
Whangarei	2060.4 km
Auckland	2164.9 km
Papatoetoe	2175.4 km
Manukau	2177.0 km
Tauranga	2220.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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