Earthquake details

Saturday, April 26, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 15:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1028.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.836 and latitude -26.706.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 169.7 km
Coordinates -26.706, -177.836
UTC time 2008-04-26 15:28:14.410
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-04-26

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