Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 31, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, July 31, 2001 at 06:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 285.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.826 and latitude -17.692.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	564.0 km
Coordinates	-17.692, -178.826
UTC time	2001-07-31 06:57:40.830

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-07-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	285.0 km
Suva	295.3 km
Lautoka	395.1 km
Nadi	398.6 km
Apia	869.6 km
Port Vila	1363.5 km
Noumea	1621.7 km
Whangarei	2118.9 km
Auckland	2223.3 km
Papatoetoe	2233.8 km
Manukau	2235.4 km
Tauranga	2278.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Nasinu

Fiji · 2026-06-05 22:08 UTC

279.7 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account