Earthquake details

Friday, February 21, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, February 21, 2003 at 22:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 932.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.300 and latitude -25.946.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 255.3 km
Coordinates -25.946, -178.300
UTC time 2003-02-21 22:13:25.280
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-02-21

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