Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 20, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, December 20, 1983 at 16:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lautoka (Fiji - FJ), about 139.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.028 and latitude -16.489.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	24.4 km
Coordinates	-16.489, 178.028
UTC time	1983-12-20 16:06:07.900

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-12-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lautoka	139.8 km
Nadi	160.1 km
Nasinu	183.4 km
Suva	188.2 km
Port Vila	1042.7 km
Apia	1135.4 km
Noumea	1375.1 km
Tarawa	2059.5 km
Honiara	2110.9 km
Whangarei	2173.3 km
Auckland	2289.1 km
Papatoetoe	2301.2 km

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