Earthquake details

Thursday, September 19, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, September 19, 1996 at 21:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 816.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.786 and latitude -25.360.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 484.7 km
Coordinates -25.360, 179.786
UTC time 1996-09-19 21:05:28.120
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-09-19

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