Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 23:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 348.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.655 and latitude -15.478.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-15.478, -179.655
UTC time	2008-01-30 23:47:47.380

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-01-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	348.4 km
Suva	359.8 km
Lautoka	390.0 km
Nadi	405.7 km
Apia	869.0 km
Port Vila	1307.5 km
Noumea	1646.3 km
Tarawa	2039.0 km
Honiara	2315.1 km
Whangarei	2332.8 km
Auckland	2442.1 km
Papatoetoe	2453.3 km

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