Earthquake details

Thursday, December 24, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, December 24, 1998 at 23:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lautoka (Fiji - FJ), about 236.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.766 and latitude -15.909.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.909, 178.766
UTC time	1998-12-24 23:56:05.540

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-12-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lautoka	236.2 km
Nasinu	242.1 km
Suva	250.6 km
Nadi	255.2 km
Apia	1044.3 km
Port Vila	1132.0 km
Noumea	1475.8 km
Tarawa	2021.7 km
Honiara	2165.4 km
Whangarei	2250.3 km
Auckland	2364.2 km
Papatoetoe	2376.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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