Earthquake details

Thursday, January 16, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, January 16, 1986 at 23:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 279.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.905 and latitude -17.541.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	479.4 km
Coordinates	-17.541, -178.905
UTC time	1986-01-16 23:07:33.930

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-01-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	279.9 km
Suva	290.6 km
Lautoka	386.8 km
Nadi	391.3 km
Apia	869.1 km
Port Vila	1355.8 km
Noumea	1619.9 km
Whangarei	2132.5 km
Auckland	2237.3 km
Papatoetoe	2248.0 km
Manukau	2249.5 km
Tarawa	2281.4 km

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