Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 24, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, November 24, 1987 at 08:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 309.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.596 and latitude -17.676.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	554.7 km
Coordinates	-17.676, -178.596
UTC time	1987-11-24 08:39:08.210

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-11-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	309.4 km
Suva	319.7 km
Lautoka	419.4 km
Nadi	423.0 km
Apia	847.4 km
Port Vila	1387.9 km
Noumea	1645.2 km
Whangarei	2128.0 km
Auckland	2231.5 km
Papatoetoe	2241.9 km
Manukau	2243.4 km
Tauranga	2285.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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