Earthquake details

Friday, August 24, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Friday, August 24, 2001 at 11:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 306.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.600 and latitude -17.905.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	576.6 km
Coordinates	-17.905, -178.600
UTC time	2001-08-24 11:01:51.500

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	306.2 km
Suva	315.9 km
Lautoka	419.9 km
Nadi	422.3 km
Apia	860.5 km
Port Vila	1386.7 km
Noumea	1636.0 km
Whangarei	2103.6 km
Auckland	2206.8 km
Papatoetoe	2217.2 km
Manukau	2218.7 km
Tauranga	2260.4 km

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