Earthquake details

Sunday, January 14, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, January 14, 1996 at 13:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1064.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.493 and latitude -26.929.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 111.8 km
Coordinates -26.929, -177.493
UTC time 1996-01-14 13:24:07.150
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-14

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