Earthquake details

Friday, March 8, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, March 8, 2002 at 04:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 483.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.515 and latitude -22.025.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 607.1 km
Coordinates -22.025, -179.515
UTC time 2002-03-08 04:43:16.810
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-03-08

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