Earthquake details

Friday, April 18, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Friday, April 18, 2008 at 20:39 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 273.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.022 and latitude -17.342.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	553.8 km
Coordinates	-17.342, -179.022
UTC time	2008-04-18 20:39:07.140

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2008-04-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	273.7 km
Suva	284.7 km
Lautoka	375.8 km
Nadi	381.5 km
Apia	870.3 km
Port Vila	1344.7 km
Noumea	1616.6 km
Whangarei	2150.1 km
Auckland	2255.6 km
Tarawa	2256.1 km
Papatoetoe	2266.3 km
Manukau	2267.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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