Earthquake details

Thursday, December 24, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, December 24, 1992 at 22:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lautoka (Fiji - FJ), about 160.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.239 and latitude -16.385.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.385, 178.239
UTC time	1992-12-24 22:02:05.080

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1992-12-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lautoka	160.8 km
Nadi	180.5 km
Nasinu	189.9 km
Suva	196.0 km
Port Vila	1066.8 km
Apia	1110.8 km
Noumea	1400.4 km
Tarawa	2054.8 km
Honiara	2128.3 km
Whangarei	2188.4 km
Auckland	2303.6 km
Papatoetoe	2315.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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