Earthquake details

Monday, October 10, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, October 10, 1983 at 14:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 383.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.880 and latitude -18.413.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	520.7 km
Coordinates	-18.413, -177.880
UTC time	1983-10-10 14:09:47.220

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-10-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	383.2 km
Suva	391.7 km
Lautoka	502.2 km
Nadi	502.3 km
Apia	828.8 km
Port Vila	1462.7 km
Noumea	1690.2 km
Whangarei	2075.0 km
Auckland	2174.7 km
Papatoetoe	2184.7 km
Manukau	2186.0 km
Tauranga	2222.4 km

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