Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 2, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, January 2, 2002 at 14:50 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 26.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.744 and latitude -17.983.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	665.8 km
Coordinates	-17.983, 178.744
UTC time	2002-01-02 14:50:33.490

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2002-01-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	26.3 km
Suva	37.8 km
Nadi	142.1 km
Lautoka	143.0 km
Port Vila	1105.3 km
Apia	1115.6 km
Noumea	1370.3 km
Whangarei	2023.3 km
Auckland	2136.0 km
Papatoetoe	2147.7 km
Manukau	2149.7 km
Tauranga	2207.7 km

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