Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at 16:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 391.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.434 and latitude -20.084.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	587.2 km
Coordinates	-20.084, -178.434
UTC time	2006-07-18 16:02:16.790

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-07-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	391.6 km
Suva	395.1 km
Nadi	505.3 km
Lautoka	513.2 km
Apia	993.7 km
Port Vila	1419.4 km
Noumea	1587.3 km
Whangarei	1880.3 km
Auckland	1979.8 km
Papatoetoe	1989.8 km
Manukau	1991.1 km
Tauranga	2027.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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