Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 14:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 943.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.529 and latitude -25.201.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -25.201, -176.529
UTC time 2008-05-28 14:51:28.240
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-05-28

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