Earthquake details

Saturday, August 13, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, August 13, 1983 at 15:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva (Fiji - FJ), about 125.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.034 and latitude -19.200.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-19.200, 178.034
UTC time	1983-08-13 15:30:02.650

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-08-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Suva	125.3 km
Nasinu	135.5 km
Nadi	168.6 km
Lautoka	186.7 km
Port Vila	1039.0 km
Apia	1241.1 km
Noumea	1253.3 km
Whangarei	1876.0 km
Auckland	1990.3 km
Papatoetoe	2002.3 km
Manukau	2004.4 km
Tauranga	2065.8 km

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