Earthquake details

Friday, January 4, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Friday, January 4, 1980 at 04:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 294.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.726 and latitude -17.798.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	568.0 km
Coordinates	-17.798, -178.726
UTC time	1980-01-04 04:39:02.900

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	294.0 km
Suva	304.0 km
Lautoka	406.0 km
Nadi	408.9 km
Apia	866.1 km
Port Vila	1373.7 km
Noumea	1627.5 km
Whangarei	2110.8 km
Auckland	2214.7 km
Papatoetoe	2225.2 km
Manukau	2226.7 km
Tauranga	2269.3 km

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