Earthquake details

Sunday, February 23, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, February 23, 1997 at 00:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 294.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.751 and latitude -17.597.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	600.0 km
Coordinates	-17.597, -178.751
UTC time	1997-02-23 00:40:37.120

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-02-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	294.7 km
Suva	305.1 km
Lautoka	403.0 km
Nadi	407.1 km
Apia	857.5 km
Port Vila	1371.9 km
Noumea	1632.9 km
Whangarei	2131.4 km
Auckland	2235.6 km
Papatoetoe	2246.1 km
Manukau	2247.6 km
Tauranga	2290.7 km

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