Earthquake details

Thursday, November 27, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, November 27, 1986 at 11:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 334.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.323 and latitude -18.179.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	517.9 km
Coordinates	-18.179, -178.323
UTC time	1986-11-27 11:37:52.930

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-11-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	334.9 km
Suva	344.0 km
Lautoka	452.1 km
Nadi	453.0 km
Apia	852.0 km
Port Vila	1415.7 km
Noumea	1653.7 km
Whangarei	2083.9 km
Auckland	2185.7 km
Papatoetoe	2196.0 km
Manukau	2197.4 km
Tauranga	2236.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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