Earthquake details

Saturday, April 24, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, April 24, 1999 at 08:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 321.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.449 and latitude -18.043.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	567.9 km
Coordinates	-18.043, -178.449
UTC time	1999-04-24 08:45:16.880

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-04-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	321.5 km
Suva	330.9 km
Lautoka	437.1 km
Nadi	438.8 km
Apia	854.9 km
Port Vila	1402.4 km
Noumea	1645.9 km
Whangarei	2094.0 km
Auckland	2196.5 km
Papatoetoe	2206.8 km
Manukau	2208.2 km
Tauranga	2248.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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