Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 22, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, January 22, 1986 at 20:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 262.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.609 and latitude -15.956.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.2 km
Coordinates	-15.956, 179.609
UTC time	1986-01-22 20:47:05.910

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-01-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	262.7 km
Suva	273.5 km
Lautoka	295.1 km
Nadi	311.2 km
Apia	957.3 km
Port Vila	1219.4 km
Noumea	1551.5 km
Tarawa	2057.6 km
Honiara	2253.3 km
Whangarei	2263.1 km
Auckland	2374.4 km
Papatoetoe	2385.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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