Earthquake details

Friday, March 5, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Friday, March 5, 2004 at 06:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 397.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.837 and latitude -20.615.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	622.6 km
Coordinates	-20.615, -178.837
UTC time	2004-03-05 06:00:22.390

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-03-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	397.1 km
Suva	398.4 km
Nadi	503.1 km
Lautoka	513.6 km
Apia	1065.0 km
Port Vila	1388.0 km
Noumea	1535.1 km
Whangarei	1810.3 km
Auckland	1910.7 km
Papatoetoe	1920.8 km
Manukau	1922.1 km
Tauranga	1960.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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