Earthquake details

Sunday, December 16, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 15:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 967.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.658 and latitude -26.037.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 168.4 km
Coordinates -26.037, -177.658
UTC time 2007-12-16 15:22:12.690
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2007-12-16

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