Earthquake details

Thursday, January 24, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 02:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 310.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.840 and latitude -15.587.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-15.587, 179.840
UTC time	2008-01-24 02:50:03.480

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-01-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	310.5 km
Suva	321.4 km
Lautoka	340.6 km
Nadi	357.3 km
Apia	924.5 km
Port Vila	1252.0 km
Noumea	1593.2 km
Tarawa	2028.7 km
Honiara	2265.9 km
Whangarei	2308.6 km
Auckland	2419.4 km
Papatoetoe	2430.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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