Earthquake details

Friday, January 4, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, January 4, 2002 at 08:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 917.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.281 and latitude -26.373.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 614.2 km
Coordinates -26.373, 178.281
UTC time 2002-01-04 08:44:20.450
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-01-04

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