Earthquake details

Friday, December 29, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, December 29, 2000 at 23:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 499.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.672 and latitude -22.253.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 584.0 km
Coordinates -22.253, -179.672
UTC time 2000-12-29 23:33:53.070
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-12-29

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