Earthquake details

Saturday, January 5, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, January 5, 2002 at 18:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 47.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.887 and latitude -17.841.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 638.5 km
Coordinates -17.841, 178.887
UTC time 2002-01-05 18:22:41.080
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-01-05

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