Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 18, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, September 18, 1985 at 19:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 326.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.403 and latitude -18.052.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	564.1 km
Coordinates	-18.052, -178.403
UTC time	1985-09-18 19:20:41.400

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-09-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	326.4 km
Suva	335.7 km
Lautoka	442.1 km
Nadi	443.7 km
Apia	851.3 km
Port Vila	1407.3 km
Noumea	1650.2 km
Whangarei	2094.6 km
Auckland	2196.9 km
Papatoetoe	2207.2 km
Manukau	2208.6 km
Tauranga	2248.9 km

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