Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 9, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, January 9, 2002 at 01:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 716.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.743 and latitude -24.338.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 489.0 km
Coordinates -24.338, -179.743
UTC time 2002-01-09 01:03:38.580
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-01-09

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