Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 3, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, December 3, 2002 at 20:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 284.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.817 and latitude -17.818.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	568.4 km
Coordinates	-17.818, -178.817
UTC time	2002-12-03 20:13:54.740

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-12-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	284.1 km
Suva	294.1 km
Lautoka	396.4 km
Nadi	399.2 km
Apia	875.5 km
Port Vila	1364.0 km
Noumea	1617.7 km
Whangarei	2105.8 km
Auckland	2210.0 km
Papatoetoe	2220.5 km
Manukau	2222.1 km
Tauranga	2265.2 km

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