Earthquake details

Monday, August 19, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, August 19, 2002 at 11:08 UTC with a magnitude of 7.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 639.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.495 and latitude -23.884.

Magnitude 7.7
Alert Extreme
Depth 675.4 km
Coordinates -23.884, 178.495
UTC time 2002-08-19 11:08:24.310
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2002-08-19

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