Earthquake details

Friday, December 24, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Friday, December 24, 2004 at 13:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 390.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.668 and latitude -20.358.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	614.5 km
Coordinates	-20.358, -178.668
UTC time	2004-12-24 13:39:43.800

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-12-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	390.7 km
Suva	393.0 km
Nadi	500.6 km
Lautoka	509.9 km
Apia	1032.4 km
Port Vila	1400.1 km
Noumea	1557.4 km
Whangarei	1843.2 km
Auckland	1943.3 km
Papatoetoe	1953.3 km
Manukau	1954.7 km
Tauranga	1992.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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