Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 01:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1001.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.444 and latitude -26.287.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 166.9 km
Coordinates -26.287, -177.444
UTC time 2008-04-08 01:51:34.840
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-04-08

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