Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 21, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, May 21, 1997 at 16:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi (Fiji - FJ), about 197.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 175.947 and latitude -18.902.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-18.902, 175.947
UTC time	1997-05-21 16:26:24.700

Location	Nadi
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1997-05-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nadi	197.6 km
Lautoka	213.8 km
Suva	275.1 km
Nasinu	286.3 km
Port Vila	817.0 km
Noumea	1058.3 km
Apia	1427.8 km
Whangarei	1880.2 km
Auckland	2001.1 km
Papatoetoe	2014.0 km
Manukau	2016.5 km
Honiara	2020.6 km

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