Earthquake details

Sunday, January 9, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, January 9, 2000 at 21:54 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi (Fiji - FJ), about 341.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 174.370 and latitude -18.823.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-18.823, 174.370
UTC time	2000-01-09 21:54:40.490

Location	Lautoka
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2000-01-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nadi	341.3 km
Lautoka	352.3 km
Suva	434.9 km
Nasinu	445.4 km
Port Vila	651.4 km
Noumea	910.4 km
Apia	1580.9 km
Honiara	1873.1 km
Whangarei	1882.3 km
Auckland	2006.9 km
Papatoetoe	2020.4 km
Manukau	2023.3 km

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