Earthquake details

Thursday, March 6, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, March 6, 1980 at 13:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 384.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.854 and latitude -18.226.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	576.0 km
Coordinates	-18.226, -177.854
UTC time	1980-03-06 13:46:12.200

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-03-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	384.7 km
Suva	393.6 km
Lautoka	501.9 km
Nadi	502.9 km
Apia	814.2 km
Port Vila	1465.3 km
Noumea	1699.1 km
Whangarei	2095.5 km
Auckland	2195.4 km
Papatoetoe	2205.4 km
Manukau	2206.7 km
Tauranga	2243.3 km

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