Earthquake details

Thursday, December 8, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, December 8, 1983 at 02:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 351.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.378 and latitude -19.216.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	627.0 km
Coordinates	-19.216, -178.378
UTC time	1983-12-08 02:19:10.950

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-12-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	351.8 km
Suva	357.9 km
Nadi	471.0 km
Lautoka	475.2 km
Apia	925.4 km
Port Vila	1414.4 km
Noumea	1615.0 km
Whangarei	1973.1 km
Auckland	2073.7 km
Papatoetoe	2083.8 km
Manukau	2085.1 km
Tauranga	2123.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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