Earthquake details

Saturday, December 13, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, December 13, 1997 at 04:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 350.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.178 and latitude -18.090.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	581.7 km
Coordinates	-18.090, -178.178
UTC time	1997-12-13 04:39:06.560

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-12-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	350.2 km
Suva	359.4 km
Lautoka	466.2 km
Nadi	467.7 km
Apia	833.7 km
Port Vila	1431.1 km
Noumea	1671.4 km
Whangarei	2098.3 km
Auckland	2199.7 km
Papatoetoe	2209.8 km
Manukau	2211.2 km
Tauranga	2250.0 km

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