Earthquake details

Sunday, March 27, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, March 27, 1994 at 11:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 350.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.188 and latitude -17.800.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	580.1 km
Coordinates	-17.800, -178.188
UTC time	1994-03-27 11:20:40.940

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-03-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	350.7 km
Suva	360.6 km
Lautoka	463.0 km
Nadi	465.9 km
Apia	817.1 km
Port Vila	1430.7 km
Noumea	1681.0 km
Whangarei	2128.4 km
Auckland	2230.3 km
Papatoetoe	2240.5 km
Manukau	2241.9 km
Tauranga	2281.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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