Earthquake details

Saturday, November 16, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 20:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 919.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.201 and latitude -26.397.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 633.2 km
Coordinates -26.397, 178.201
UTC time 2002-11-16 20:44:49.880
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-11-16

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