Earthquake details

Saturday, October 4, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, October 4, 1980 at 04:37 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 346.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.359 and latitude -15.722.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.722, -179.359
UTC time	1980-10-04 04:37:34.100

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1980-10-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	346.0 km
Suva	357.7 km
Lautoka	400.3 km
Nadi	414.5 km
Apia	843.7 km
Port Vila	1332.9 km
Noumea	1661.0 km
Tarawa	2076.8 km
Whangarei	2314.3 km
Honiara	2352.7 km
Auckland	2422.4 km
Papatoetoe	2433.5 km

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