Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 22, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 at 18:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 293.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.738 and latitude -17.733.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	565.1 km
Coordinates	-17.733, -178.738
UTC time	2006-08-22 18:12:00.570

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-08-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	293.6 km
Suva	303.8 km
Lautoka	404.5 km
Nadi	407.8 km
Apia	863.6 km
Port Vila	1372.6 km
Noumea	1628.9 km
Whangarei	2117.3 km
Auckland	2221.3 km
Papatoetoe	2231.8 km
Manukau	2233.4 km
Tauranga	2276.2 km

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