Earthquake details

Sunday, July 20, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, July 20, 1980 at 21:20 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 303.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.625 and latitude -17.865.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	591.0 km
Coordinates	-17.865, -178.625
UTC time	1980-07-20 21:20:03.900

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1980-07-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	303.9 km
Suva	313.7 km
Lautoka	417.0 km
Nadi	419.6 km
Apia	860.5 km
Port Vila	1384.2 km
Noumea	1635.0 km
Whangarei	2107.0 km
Auckland	2210.4 km
Papatoetoe	2220.8 km
Manukau	2222.3 km
Tauranga	2264.2 km

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