Earthquake details

Friday, August 29, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, August 29, 2003 at 04:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1008.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.265 and latitude -26.274.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 86.0 km
Coordinates -26.274, -177.265
UTC time 2003-08-29 04:27:52.700
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-08-29

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