Earthquake details

Thursday, September 24, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, September 24, 1987 at 03:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 307.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.590 and latitude -17.933.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	600.2 km
Coordinates	-17.933, -178.590
UTC time	1987-09-24 03:35:33.550

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-09-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	307.1 km
Suva	316.7 km
Lautoka	421.2 km
Nadi	423.4 km
Apia	861.2 km
Port Vila	1387.7 km
Noumea	1635.9 km
Whangarei	2100.9 km
Auckland	2204.1 km
Papatoetoe	2214.5 km
Manukau	2216.0 km
Tauranga	2257.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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