Earthquake details

Saturday, August 5, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, August 5, 1995 at 19:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lautoka (Fiji - FJ), about 158.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 177.893 and latitude -16.255.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.255, 177.893
UTC time	1995-08-05 19:42:49.290

Location	Lautoka
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-08-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lautoka	158.8 km
Nadi	179.6 km
Nasinu	212.6 km
Suva	217.0 km
Port Vila	1032.9 km
Apia	1143.6 km
Noumea	1375.8 km
Tarawa	2030.5 km
Honiara	2088.6 km
Whangarei	2196.9 km
Auckland	2313.1 km
Papatoetoe	2325.3 km

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