Earthquake details

Saturday, July 16, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, July 16, 1983 at 15:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva (Fiji - FJ), about 122.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 177.744 and latitude -19.027.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-19.027, 177.744
UTC time	1983-07-16 15:50:09.980

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Suva	122.4 km
Nasinu	133.9 km
Nadi	140.6 km
Lautoka	160.0 km
Port Vila	1006.4 km
Noumea	1230.4 km
Apia	1259.9 km
Whangarei	1889.6 km
Auckland	2005.1 km
Papatoetoe	2017.2 km
Manukau	2019.3 km
Tauranga	2082.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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