Earthquake details

Monday, October 28, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, October 28, 2002 at 13:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 258.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.379 and latitude -15.904.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-15.904, 179.379
UTC time	2002-10-28 13:15:05.690

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-10-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	258.2 km
Suva	268.5 km
Lautoka	280.4 km
Nadi	297.3 km
Apia	980.0 km
Port Vila	1196.4 km
Noumea	1532.8 km
Tarawa	2043.4 km
Honiara	2228.0 km
Whangarei	2263.6 km
Auckland	2375.7 km
Papatoetoe	2387.2 km

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