Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 10, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, October 10, 2001 at 16:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 659.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.892 and latitude -23.846.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 520.8 km
Coordinates -23.846, -179.892
UTC time 2001-10-10 16:18:49.390
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-10-10

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