Earthquake details

Sunday, July 6, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, July 6, 2008 at 04:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 977.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.351 and latitude -25.459.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 49.0 km
Coordinates -25.459, -176.351
UTC time 2008-07-06 04:30:26.940
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-07-06

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