Earthquake details

Saturday, August 19, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, August 19, 2006 at 10:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 967.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.815 and latitude -25.624.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 64.9 km
Coordinates -25.624, -176.815
UTC time 2006-08-19 10:28:07.600
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-08-19

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