Earthquake details

Thursday, March 3, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, March 3, 1983 at 01:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 345.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.224 and latitude -18.042.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	579.3 km
Coordinates	-18.042, -178.224
UTC time	1983-03-03 01:51:21.020

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-03-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	345.3 km
Suva	354.7 km
Lautoka	460.8 km
Nadi	462.5 km
Apia	834.8 km
Port Vila	1426.2 km
Noumea	1668.5 km
Whangarei	2101.7 km
Auckland	2203.4 km
Papatoetoe	2213.6 km
Manukau	2215.0 km
Tauranga	2254.1 km

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