Earthquake details

Saturday, March 20, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, March 20, 2004 at 22:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 761.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.233 and latitude -23.646.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 43.4 km
Coordinates -23.646, -177.233
UTC time 2004-03-20 22:03:30.100
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-03-20

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