Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 7, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, March 7, 2001 at 12:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lautoka (Fiji - FJ), about 183.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.271 and latitude -16.168.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.168, 178.271
UTC time	2001-03-07 12:20:08.480

Location	Lautoka
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-03-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lautoka	183.4 km
Nadi	203.5 km
Nasinu	213.3 km
Suva	219.8 km
Port Vila	1074.4 km
Apia	1102.1 km
Noumea	1415.5 km
Tarawa	2032.7 km
Honiara	2123.8 km
Whangarei	2212.8 km
Auckland	2328.0 km
Papatoetoe	2340.0 km

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