Earthquake details

Sunday, August 9, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, August 9, 1992 at 10:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 245.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.240 and latitude -17.543.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	587.7 km
Coordinates	-17.543, -179.240
UTC time	1992-08-09 10:21:58.060

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1992-08-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	245.3 km
Suva	256.1 km
Lautoka	351.3 km
Nadi	355.8 km
Apia	900.9 km
Port Vila	1320.3 km
Noumea	1586.8 km
Whangarei	2122.2 km
Auckland	2228.2 km
Papatoetoe	2239.0 km
Manukau	2240.6 km
Tarawa	2267.5 km

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