Earthquake details

Thursday, December 25, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, December 25, 1980 at 03:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 320.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.909 and latitude -16.581.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	475.0 km
Coordinates	-16.581, -178.909
UTC time	1980-12-25 03:37:34.700

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-12-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	320.2 km
Suva	332.0 km
Lautoka	404.1 km
Nadi	413.8 km
Apia	825.8 km
Port Vila	1364.8 km
Noumea	1661.4 km
Tarawa	2183.8 km
Whangarei	2234.8 km
Auckland	2340.7 km
Papatoetoe	2351.4 km
Manukau	2353.0 km

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