Earthquake details

Monday, February 15, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, February 15, 1988 at 20:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lautoka (Fiji - FJ), about 175.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.283 and latitude -16.255.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.7 km
Coordinates	-16.255, 178.283
UTC time	1988-02-15 20:05:35.490

Location	Lautoka
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-02-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lautoka	175.6 km
Nadi	195.5 km
Nasinu	203.6 km
Suva	210.0 km
Port Vila	1073.9 km
Apia	1103.0 km
Noumea	1411.7 km
Tarawa	2042.3 km
Honiara	2128.1 km
Whangarei	2203.4 km
Auckland	2318.6 km
Papatoetoe	2330.6 km

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