Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 22, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at 08:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 638.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.628 and latitude -23.576.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 534.1 km
Coordinates -23.576, -179.628
UTC time 2006-02-22 08:16:16.730
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-02-22

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