Earthquake details

Saturday, January 4, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, January 4, 1997 at 16:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 351.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.170 and latitude -18.125.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	600.0 km
Coordinates	-18.125, -178.170
UTC time	1997-01-04 16:51:09.340

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	351.0 km
Suva	360.2 km
Lautoka	467.4 km
Nadi	468.7 km
Apia	835.2 km
Port Vila	1431.9 km
Noumea	1670.9 km
Whangarei	2094.9 km
Auckland	2196.2 km
Papatoetoe	2206.3 km
Manukau	2207.7 km
Tauranga	2246.4 km

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