Earthquake details

Sunday, January 5, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, January 5, 1997 at 14:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 293.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.739 and latitude -17.751.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	550.0 km
Coordinates	-17.751, -178.739
UTC time	1997-01-05 14:23:55.010

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-01-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	293.2 km
Suva	303.4 km
Lautoka	404.4 km
Nadi	407.6 km
Apia	864.7 km
Port Vila	1372.4 km
Noumea	1628.1 km
Whangarei	2115.4 km
Auckland	2219.4 km
Papatoetoe	2229.9 km
Manukau	2231.4 km
Tauranga	2274.2 km

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