Earthquake details

Thursday, October 17, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, October 17, 2002 at 04:23 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 380.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.401 and latitude -19.842.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	627.6 km
Coordinates	-19.842, -178.401
UTC time	2002-10-17 04:23:55.940

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2002-10-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	380.0 km
Suva	384.2 km
Nadi	495.7 km
Lautoka	502.6 km
Apia	972.8 km
Port Vila	1419.2 km
Noumea	1596.2 km
Whangarei	1906.8 km
Auckland	2006.5 km
Papatoetoe	2016.5 km
Manukau	2017.8 km
Tauranga	2054.8 km

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