Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 29, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, October 29, 1997 at 13:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 267.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.057 and latitude -17.415.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	541.1 km
Coordinates	-17.415, -179.057
UTC time	1997-10-29 13:22:23.360

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-10-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	267.8 km
Suva	278.7 km
Lautoka	371.4 km
Nadi	376.7 km
Apia	877.2 km
Port Vila	1340.5 km
Noumea	1610.1 km
Whangarei	2141.3 km
Auckland	2246.8 km
Papatoetoe	2257.5 km
Manukau	2259.1 km
Tarawa	2262.0 km

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