Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 27, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, January 27, 1999 at 03:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 536.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.017 and latitude -22.313.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 436.9 km
Coordinates -22.313, -179.017
UTC time 1999-01-27 03:37:47.470
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-01-27

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