Earthquake details

Monday, August 19, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, August 19, 2002 at 12:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 749.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.566 and latitude -24.871.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 691.6 km
Coordinates -24.871, 178.566
UTC time 2002-08-19 12:52:04.150
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-08-19

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.4
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-16 13:34 UTC
96.5 km
M 4.5
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-04 23:51 UTC
87.5 km
M 4.1
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-03-26 15:17 UTC
62.1 km
M 4.3
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-02-17 13:04 UTC
99.4 km
M 4.3
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-01-18 16:05 UTC
89.1 km
M 4.1
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2025-11-17 08:08 UTC
77.0 km
M 4.4
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2025-09-30 13:56 UTC
89.9 km
M 4.1
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2025-08-29 00:01 UTC
94.3 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.