Earthquake details

Sunday, January 23, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, January 23, 2000 at 18:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 762.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.561 and latitude -24.900.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 514.1 km
Coordinates -24.900, 179.561
UTC time 2000-01-23 18:21:01.400
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-01-23

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