Earthquake details

Sunday, January 22, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, January 22, 2006 at 11:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 655.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.050 and latitude -23.017.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 245.1 km
Coordinates -23.017, -178.050
UTC time 2006-01-22 11:37:24.450
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-01-22

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