Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 04:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 395.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.774 and latitude -18.494.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	555.1 km
Coordinates	-18.494, -177.774
UTC time	2005-05-24 04:51:44.880

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-05-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	395.3 km
Suva	403.6 km
Nadi	514.6 km
Lautoka	514.8 km
Apia	825.5 km
Port Vila	1474.0 km
Noumea	1698.2 km
Whangarei	2070.4 km
Auckland	2169.6 km
Papatoetoe	2179.5 km
Manukau	2180.8 km
Tauranga	2216.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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