Earthquake details

Thursday, December 25, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, December 25, 1980 at 17:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 367.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.019 and latitude -18.120.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	605.0 km
Coordinates	-18.120, -178.019
UTC time	1980-12-25 17:43:43.200

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-12-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	367.0 km
Suva	376.2 km
Lautoka	483.2 km
Nadi	484.7 km
Apia	821.7 km
Port Vila	1447.9 km
Noumea	1686.3 km
Whangarei	2100.7 km
Auckland	2201.4 km
Papatoetoe	2211.5 km
Manukau	2212.8 km
Tauranga	2250.6 km

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