Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 10, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at 04:27 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 673.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.240 and latitude -24.139.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 530.6 km
Coordinates -24.139, 179.240
UTC time 2002-12-10 04:27:54.600
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2002-12-10

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