Earthquake details

Sunday, January 29, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, January 29, 2006 at 08:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 767.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.243 and latitude -23.723.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 48.0 km
Coordinates -23.723, -177.243
UTC time 2006-01-29 08:26:25.550
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-01-29

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