Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 9, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, March 9, 1994 at 23:28 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 325.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.413 and latitude -18.039.

Magnitude	7.6
Alert	Extreme
Depth	562.5 km
Coordinates	-18.039, -178.413
UTC time	1994-03-09 23:28:06.780

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1994-03-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	325.3 km
Suva	334.7 km
Lautoka	440.9 km
Nadi	442.5 km
Apia	851.5 km
Port Vila	1406.3 km
Noumea	1649.7 km
Whangarei	2095.6 km
Auckland	2198.0 km
Papatoetoe	2208.3 km
Manukau	2209.7 km
Tauranga	2250.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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