Earthquake details

Friday, December 10, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, December 10, 1999 at 03:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 480.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.613 and latitude -22.303.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 599.9 km
Coordinates -22.303, 179.613
UTC time 1999-12-10 03:34:45.070
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-12-10

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