Earthquake details

Monday, February 25, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, February 25, 1980 at 19:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 319.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.500 and latitude -17.687.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	505.0 km
Coordinates	-17.687, -178.500
UTC time	1980-02-25 19:34:13.400

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-02-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	319.3 km
Suva	329.5 km
Lautoka	429.6 km
Nadi	433.2 km
Apia	839.1 km
Port Vila	1398.0 km
Noumea	1654.3 km
Whangarei	2129.9 km
Auckland	2233.1 km
Papatoetoe	2243.5 km
Manukau	2244.9 km
Tauranga	2286.4 km

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