Earthquake details

Monday, September 16, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, September 16, 2002 at 18:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1108.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.454 and latitude -26.899.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -26.899, -176.454
UTC time 2002-09-16 18:28:14.910
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-09-16

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