Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 22:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 287.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.140 and latitude -19.393.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 651.0 km
Coordinates -19.393, -179.140
UTC time 2008-04-16 22:59:23.480
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-04-16

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