Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 24, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at 21:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 294.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.722 and latitude -17.805.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	548.5 km
Coordinates	-17.805, -178.722
UTC time	2002-07-24 21:59:45.280

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-07-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	294.3 km
Suva	304.3 km
Lautoka	406.4 km
Nadi	409.3 km
Apia	866.1 km
Port Vila	1374.1 km
Noumea	1627.7 km
Whangarei	2110.2 km
Auckland	2214.1 km
Papatoetoe	2224.6 km
Manukau	2226.1 km
Tauranga	2268.7 km

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