Earthquake details

Sunday, July 27, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, July 27, 1980 at 00:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 230.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.933 and latitude -19.650.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	525.0 km
Coordinates	-19.650, 179.933
UTC time	1980-07-27 00:28:32.100

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-07-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	230.8 km
Suva	231.5 km
Nadi	335.7 km
Lautoka	346.1 km
Apia	1096.0 km
Port Vila	1243.3 km
Noumea	1431.2 km
Whangarei	1872.6 km
Auckland	1979.6 km
Papatoetoe	1990.5 km
Manukau	1992.2 km
Tauranga	2040.7 km

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