Earthquake details

Sunday, April 20, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, April 20, 1980 at 20:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 360.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.094 and latitude -18.383.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	526.0 km
Coordinates	-18.383, -178.094
UTC time	1980-04-20 20:36:59.100

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-04-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	360.4 km
Suva	369.0 km
Lautoka	479.3 km
Nadi	479.4 km
Apia	845.0 km
Port Vila	1440.0 km
Noumea	1669.6 km
Whangarei	2070.4 km
Auckland	2171.1 km
Papatoetoe	2181.2 km
Manukau	2182.5 km
Tauranga	2220.3 km

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