Earthquake details

Friday, May 9, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, May 9, 2008 at 16:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 748.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.777 and latitude -24.743.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 478.0 km
Coordinates -24.743, 179.777
UTC time 2008-05-09 16:08:17.220
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-05-09

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