Earthquake details

Sunday, February 24, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, February 24, 1980 at 16:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 306.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.600 and latitude -17.932.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	584.0 km
Coordinates	-17.932, -178.600
UTC time	1980-02-24 16:33:32.200

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-02-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	306.0 km
Suva	315.7 km
Lautoka	420.1 km
Nadi	422.3 km
Apia	862.1 km
Port Vila	1386.6 km
Noumea	1635.0 km
Whangarei	2100.7 km
Auckland	2203.9 km
Papatoetoe	2214.3 km
Manukau	2215.8 km
Tauranga	2257.5 km

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