Earthquake details

Saturday, December 28, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, December 28, 2002 at 03:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 313.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.534 and latitude -18.247.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 626.6 km
Coordinates -18.247, -178.534
UTC time 2002-12-28 03:20:43.600
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-12-28

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