Earthquake details

Friday, December 22, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Friday, December 22, 2006 at 13:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 311.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.576 and latitude -17.656.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	570.1 km
Coordinates	-17.656, -178.576
UTC time	2006-12-22 13:51:55.510

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-12-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	311.8 km
Suva	322.1 km
Lautoka	421.6 km
Nadi	425.3 km
Apia	844.4 km
Port Vila	1390.1 km
Noumea	1648.0 km
Whangarei	2130.7 km
Auckland	2234.2 km
Papatoetoe	2244.6 km
Manukau	2246.1 km
Tauranga	2288.1 km

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