Earthquake details

Saturday, December 24, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, December 24, 1983 at 05:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 311.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.544 and latitude -17.966.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	601.4 km
Coordinates	-17.966, -178.544
UTC time	1983-12-24 05:13:01.980

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-12-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	311.7 km
Suva	321.3 km
Lautoka	426.3 km
Nadi	428.4 km
Apia	858.9 km
Port Vila	1392.5 km
Noumea	1639.3 km
Whangarei	2099.0 km
Auckland	2201.9 km
Papatoetoe	2212.3 km
Manukau	2213.8 km
Tauranga	2255.0 km

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