Earthquake details

Thursday, August 25, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 23:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 636.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.977 and latitude -23.660.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 530.7 km
Coordinates -23.660, -179.977
UTC time 2005-08-25 23:09:18.420
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-08-25

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