Earthquake details

Sunday, March 7, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, March 7, 1999 at 20:35 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 330.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.526 and latitude -15.766.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.766, -179.526
UTC time	1999-03-07 20:35:44.160

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1999-03-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	330.8 km
Suva	342.4 km
Lautoka	382.6 km
Nadi	397.0 km
Apia	862.3 km
Port Vila	1314.4 km
Noumea	1642.9 km
Tarawa	2073.9 km
Whangarei	2305.1 km
Honiara	2336.7 km
Auckland	2413.7 km
Papatoetoe	2424.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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