Earthquake details

Thursday, January 14, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, January 14, 1999 at 20:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 620.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.909 and latitude -23.490.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 538.6 km
Coordinates -23.490, -179.909
UTC time 1999-01-14 20:20:07.990
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-01-14

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