Earthquake details

Monday, August 24, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, August 24, 1998 at 01:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 321.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.449 and latitude -17.989.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	560.6 km
Coordinates	-17.989, -178.449
UTC time	1998-08-24 01:35:56.750

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	321.7 km
Suva	331.2 km
Lautoka	436.6 km
Nadi	438.5 km
Apia	851.7 km
Port Vila	1402.5 km
Noumea	1647.9 km
Whangarei	2099.7 km
Auckland	2202.3 km
Papatoetoe	2212.6 km
Manukau	2214.0 km
Tauranga	2254.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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