Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 2, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, October 2, 1996 at 21:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 254.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.425 and latitude -19.252.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	685.4 km
Coordinates	-19.252, -179.425
UTC time	1996-10-02 21:52:58.540

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-10-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	254.1 km
Suva	258.4 km
Nadi	370.4 km
Lautoka	376.8 km
Apia	1015.4 km
Port Vila	1305.1 km
Noumea	1507.7 km
Whangarei	1934.3 km
Auckland	2039.2 km
Papatoetoe	2049.8 km
Manukau	2051.4 km
Tauranga	2096.2 km

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