Earthquake details

Thursday, March 6, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, March 6, 2003 at 18:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 757.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.909 and latitude -24.800.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 508.0 km
Coordinates -24.800, 179.909
UTC time 2003-03-06 18:47:03.670
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-03-06

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