Earthquake details

Saturday, September 7, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, September 7, 2002 at 10:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 763.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.917 and latitude -24.852.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 503.2 km
Coordinates -24.852, 179.917
UTC time 2002-09-07 10:40:26.770
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-09-07

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