Earthquake details

Monday, September 14, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, September 14, 1953 at 00:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva (Fiji - FJ), about 29.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.354 and latitude -18.397.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-18.397, 178.354
UTC time	1953-09-14 00:26:34.700

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1953-09-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Suva	29.9 km
Nasinu	40.0 km
Nadi	119.2 km
Lautoka	129.2 km
Port Vila	1065.0 km
Apia	1171.9 km
Noumea	1314.9 km
Whangarei	1970.0 km
Auckland	2083.8 km
Papatoetoe	2095.7 km
Manukau	2097.7 km
Tauranga	2157.8 km

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