Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 2, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, January 2, 2002 at 05:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 309.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.564 and latitude -18.019.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	631.4 km
Coordinates	-18.019, -178.564
UTC time	2002-01-02 05:23:01.890

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-01-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	309.4 km
Suva	318.9 km
Lautoka	424.7 km
Nadi	426.5 km
Apia	863.8 km
Port Vila	1390.3 km
Noumea	1635.3 km
Whangarei	2092.7 km
Auckland	2195.7 km
Papatoetoe	2206.0 km
Manukau	2207.5 km
Tauranga	2248.8 km

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