Earthquake details

Saturday, May 22, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 14:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 615.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.970 and latitude -23.478.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 527.5 km
Coordinates -23.478, 179.970
UTC time 2004-05-22 14:33:52.410
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-05-22

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