Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 23, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 15:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 297.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.703 and latitude -17.708.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	567.2 km
Coordinates	-17.708, -178.703
UTC time	2001-05-23 15:35:23.170

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-05-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	297.7 km
Suva	307.9 km
Lautoka	408.1 km
Nadi	411.6 km
Apia	859.0 km
Port Vila	1376.4 km
Noumea	1633.3 km
Whangarei	2121.1 km
Auckland	2225.0 km
Papatoetoe	2235.5 km
Manukau	2237.0 km
Tauranga	2279.7 km

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