Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 20, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at 22:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 313.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.535 and latitude -17.817.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	533.6 km
Coordinates	-17.817, -178.535
UTC time	2005-09-20 22:03:00.930

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-09-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	313.9 km
Suva	323.8 km
Lautoka	426.3 km
Nadi	429.1 km
Apia	849.6 km
Port Vila	1393.8 km
Noumea	1645.8 km
Whangarei	2115.0 km
Auckland	2218.1 km
Papatoetoe	2228.5 km
Manukau	2230.0 km
Tauranga	2271.4 km

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