Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 24, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, April 24, 1996 at 09:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 298.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.674 and latitude -17.866.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	541.7 km
Coordinates	-17.866, -178.674
UTC time	1996-04-24 09:36:27.280

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-04-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	298.7 km
Suva	308.6 km
Lautoka	411.8 km
Nadi	414.4 km
Apia	865.1 km
Port Vila	1379.0 km
Noumea	1630.1 km
Whangarei	2105.3 km
Auckland	2208.9 km
Papatoetoe	2219.3 km
Manukau	2220.8 km
Tauranga	2263.1 km

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