Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 31, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, October 31, 2001 at 04:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 828.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.494 and latitude -24.533.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 127.7 km
Coordinates -24.533, -177.494
UTC time 2001-10-31 04:31:03.260
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-10-31

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