Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 1, 1919 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, January 1, 1919 at 03:00 UTC with a magnitude of 7.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 385.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.080 and latitude -19.318.

Magnitude	7.8
Alert	Extreme
Depth	485.0 km
Coordinates	-19.318, -178.080
UTC time	1919-01-01 03:00:34.460

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1919-01-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	385.1 km
Suva	391.2 km
Nadi	504.3 km
Lautoka	508.5 km
Apia	908.9 km
Port Vila	1446.5 km
Noumea	1642.5 km
Whangarei	1973.2 km
Auckland	2072.4 km
Papatoetoe	2082.3 km
Manukau	2083.6 km
Tauranga	2119.5 km

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