Earthquake details

Saturday, April 17, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, April 17, 2004 at 05:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1057.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.404 and latitude -26.817.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -26.817, -177.404
UTC time 2004-04-17 05:39:19.140
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-04-17

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