Earthquake details

Thursday, October 23, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, October 23, 2003 at 07:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 636.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.802 and latitude -23.704.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 503.8 km
Coordinates -23.704, 179.802
UTC time 2003-10-23 07:58:24.520
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-10-23

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