Earthquake details

Friday, November 18, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Friday, November 18, 1988 at 08:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 296.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.692 and latitude -17.966.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	639.3 km
Coordinates	-17.966, -178.692
UTC time	1988-11-18 08:06:55.880

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-11-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	296.1 km
Suva	305.7 km
Lautoka	410.7 km
Nadi	412.7 km
Apia	872.4 km
Port Vila	1376.8 km
Noumea	1624.5 km
Whangarei	2094.1 km
Auckland	2197.6 km
Papatoetoe	2208.1 km
Manukau	2209.6 km
Tauranga	2251.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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