Earthquake details

Sunday, January 25, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, January 25, 1987 at 04:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 350.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.180 and latitude -18.144.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	576.5 km
Coordinates	-18.144, -178.180
UTC time	1987-01-25 04:40:08.570

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-01-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	350.0 km
Suva	359.1 km
Lautoka	466.6 km
Nadi	467.8 km
Apia	837.2 km
Port Vila	1430.8 km
Noumea	1669.3 km
Whangarei	2092.5 km
Auckland	2193.8 km
Papatoetoe	2204.0 km
Manukau	2205.4 km
Tauranga	2244.1 km

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