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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	276.9 km
Suva	287.1 km
Lautoka	387.9 km
Nadi	391.1 km
Apia	879.0 km
Port Vila	1355.9 km
Noumea	1612.7 km
Whangarei	2110.8 km
Auckland	2215.4 km
Papatoetoe	2225.9 km
Manukau	2227.5 km
Tauranga	2271.2 km

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