Earthquake details

Sunday, May 28, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, May 28, 2006 at 22:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 748.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.668 and latitude -23.788.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 49.6 km
Coordinates -23.788, -177.668
UTC time 2006-05-28 22:30:10.960
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-05-28

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