Earthquake details

Monday, February 23, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, February 23, 1998 at 03:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lautoka (Fiji - FJ), about 200.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.001 and latitude -15.897.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.897, 178.001
UTC time	1998-02-23 03:14:48.130

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-02-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lautoka	200.2 km
Nadi	221.1 km
Nasinu	248.0 km
Suva	253.4 km
Port Vila	1052.2 km
Apia	1124.5 km
Noumea	1406.5 km
Tarawa	1995.5 km
Honiara	2086.9 km
Whangarei	2238.0 km
Auckland	2354.1 km
Papatoetoe	2366.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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