Earthquake details

Sunday, September 6, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, September 6, 1998 at 07:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lautoka (Fiji - FJ), about 397.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 177.731 and latitude -14.059.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-14.059, 177.731
UTC time	1998-09-06 07:08:35.170

Location	Lautoka
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-09-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lautoka	397.2 km
Nadi	418.1 km
Nasinu	454.3 km
Suva	460.0 km
Port Vila	1087.9 km
Apia	1134.8 km
Noumea	1502.2 km
Tarawa	1791.3 km
Honiara	2004.3 km
Whangarei	2436.5 km
Auckland	2554.0 km
Papatoetoe	2566.3 km

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