Earthquake details

Monday, March 27, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, March 27, 2006 at 20:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 276.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.895 and latitude -17.748.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 537.8 km
Coordinates -17.748, -178.895
UTC time 2006-03-27 20:08:27.220
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-03-27

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