Earthquake details

Friday, March 28, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Friday, March 28, 1997 at 22:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 270.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.952 and latitude -17.805.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	554.1 km
Coordinates	-17.805, -178.952
UTC time	1997-03-28 22:40:25.250

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-03-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	270.1 km
Suva	280.2 km
Lautoka	382.1 km
Nadi	384.9 km
Apia	887.3 km
Port Vila	1349.7 km
Noumea	1604.8 km
Whangarei	2102.9 km
Auckland	2207.7 km
Papatoetoe	2218.3 km
Manukau	2219.8 km
Tauranga	2263.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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