Earthquake details

Saturday, March 18, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, March 18, 2000 at 23:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 695.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.983 and latitude -24.362.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 551.9 km
Coordinates -24.362, 178.983
UTC time 2000-03-18 23:22:52.950
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-03-18

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