Earthquake details

Sunday, September 3, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, September 3, 2006 at 22:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 659.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.817 and latitude -24.046.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 568.1 km
Coordinates -24.046, 178.817
UTC time 2006-09-03 22:57:30.700
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-09-03

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