Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 12, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, January 12, 1993 at 20:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 357.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.129 and latitude -17.729.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	536.1 km
Coordinates	-17.729, -178.129
UTC time	1993-01-12 20:17:23.710

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-01-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	357.7 km
Suva	367.7 km
Lautoka	469.0 km
Nadi	472.3 km
Apia	807.7 km
Port Vila	1437.2 km
Noumea	1689.6 km
Whangarei	2137.9 km
Auckland	2239.6 km
Papatoetoe	2249.8 km
Manukau	2251.2 km
Tauranga	2290.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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