Earthquake details

Thursday, December 21, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, December 21, 2000 at 03:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 355.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.134 and latitude -18.235.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	435.6 km
Coordinates	-18.235, -178.134
UTC time	2000-12-21 03:05:58.630

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2000-12-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	355.1 km
Suva	364.0 km
Lautoka	472.7 km
Nadi	473.5 km
Apia	839.0 km
Port Vila	1435.7 km
Noumea	1670.7 km
Whangarei	2084.6 km
Auckland	2185.6 km
Papatoetoe	2195.7 km
Manukau	2197.1 km
Tauranga	2235.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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