Earthquake details

Thursday, November 20, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, November 20, 2003 at 02:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 720.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.713 and latitude -24.369.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 480.5 km
Coordinates -24.369, -179.713
UTC time 2003-11-20 02:01:25.220
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-11-20

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