Earthquake details

Sunday, May 18, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 18:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1066.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.372 and latitude -26.427.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -26.427, -176.372
UTC time 2008-05-18 18:59:24.570
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-05-18

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