Earthquake details

Monday, February 25, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, February 25, 1980 at 02:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 298.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.663 and latitude -18.082.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	600.0 km
Coordinates	-18.082, -178.663
UTC time	1980-02-25 02:45:31.400

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-02-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	298.8 km
Suva	308.1 km
Lautoka	415.1 km
Nadi	416.4 km
Apia	876.4 km
Port Vila	1379.7 km
Noumea	1623.1 km
Whangarei	2082.8 km
Auckland	2186.0 km
Papatoetoe	2196.5 km
Manukau	2198.0 km
Tauranga	2239.8 km

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