Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 2, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, January 2, 2002 at 05:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 310.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.551 and latitude -18.120.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 629.0 km
Coordinates -18.120, -178.551
UTC time 2002-01-02 05:15:41.730
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-01-02

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