Earthquake details

Saturday, May 4, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, May 4, 2002 at 07:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 291.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.737 and latitude -17.898.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	559.9 km
Coordinates	-17.898, -178.737
UTC time	2002-05-04 07:00:48.250

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-05-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	291.8 km
Suva	301.6 km
Lautoka	405.4 km
Nadi	407.7 km
Apia	872.6 km
Port Vila	1372.2 km
Noumea	1622.6 km
Whangarei	2099.9 km
Auckland	2203.7 km
Papatoetoe	2214.1 km
Manukau	2215.6 km
Tauranga	2258.2 km

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