Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 16, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, April 16, 1996 at 00:30 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 810.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.036 and latitude -24.061.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 110.9 km
Coordinates -24.061, -177.036
UTC time 1996-04-16 00:30:54.670
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1996-04-16

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