Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 17, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, January 17, 1995 at 16:54 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva (Fiji - FJ), about 387.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.236 and latitude -20.833.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	633.5 km
Coordinates	-20.833, -179.236
UTC time	1995-01-17 16:54:11.810

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1995-01-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Suva	387.7 km
Nasinu	387.8 km
Nadi	487.2 km
Lautoka	499.4 km
Apia	1111.8 km
Port Vila	1352.4 km
Noumea	1490.2 km
Whangarei	1773.4 km
Auckland	1875.2 km
Papatoetoe	1885.5 km
Manukau	1886.9 km
Tauranga	1927.7 km

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