Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 4, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, September 4, 2002 at 08:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 661.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.859 and latitude -23.863.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 522.6 km
Coordinates -23.863, -179.859
UTC time 2002-09-04 08:06:32.170
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-09-04

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