Earthquake details

Thursday, August 21, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 17:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 879.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.784 and latitude -25.205.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 197.8 km
Coordinates -25.205, -177.784
UTC time 2008-08-21 17:03:59.860
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-08-21

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