Earthquake details

Thursday, September 18, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, September 18, 1980 at 17:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 303.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.634 and latitude -17.845.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	599.0 km
Coordinates	-17.845, -178.634
UTC time	1980-09-18 17:00:21.500

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-09-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	303.1 km
Suva	313.0 km
Lautoka	415.9 km
Nadi	418.6 km
Apia	860.2 km
Port Vila	1383.3 km
Noumea	1634.9 km
Whangarei	2108.8 km
Auckland	2212.3 km
Papatoetoe	2222.7 km
Manukau	2224.2 km
Tauranga	2266.2 km

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