Earthquake details

Sunday, March 29, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, March 29, 1998 at 23:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 283.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.842 and latitude -17.709.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	527.5 km
Coordinates	-17.709, -178.842
UTC time	1998-03-29 23:21:23.790

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-03-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	283.1 km
Suva	293.3 km
Lautoka	393.4 km
Nadi	396.8 km
Apia	872.0 km
Port Vila	1361.7 km
Noumea	1619.5 km
Whangarei	2116.6 km
Auckland	2221.0 km
Papatoetoe	2231.6 km
Manukau	2233.1 km
Tauranga	2276.6 km

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