Earthquake details

Thursday, February 12, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, February 12, 1998 at 17:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 313.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.699 and latitude -17.126.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-17.126, -178.699
UTC time	1998-02-12 17:31:07.240

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-02-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	313.9 km
Suva	325.2 km
Lautoka	412.7 km
Nadi	419.3 km
Apia	829.0 km
Port Vila	1380.7 km
Noumea	1657.6 km
Whangarei	2183.1 km
Tarawa	2248.3 km
Auckland	2287.6 km
Papatoetoe	2298.2 km
Manukau	2299.7 km

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