Earthquake details

Thursday, September 22, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, September 22, 1983 at 20:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lautoka (Fiji - FJ), about 226.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 175.506 and latitude -16.782.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.782, 175.506
UTC time	1983-09-22 20:39:00.960

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-09-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lautoka	226.7 km
Nadi	232.7 km
Suva	344.7 km
Nasinu	350.1 km
Port Vila	771.9 km
Noumea	1129.4 km
Apia	1405.0 km
Honiara	1873.0 km
Tarawa	2035.0 km
Whangarei	2112.7 km
Auckland	2235.0 km
Papatoetoe	2248.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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