Earthquake details

Monday, September 8, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 19:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 128.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.610 and latitude -17.578.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	606.2 km
Coordinates	-17.578, 179.610
UTC time	2008-09-08 19:51:44.670

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-09-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	128.5 km
Suva	140.1 km
Lautoka	229.2 km
Nadi	234.0 km
Apia	1013.5 km
Port Vila	1198.2 km
Noumea	1472.4 km
Whangarei	2087.2 km
Auckland	2197.3 km
Papatoetoe	2208.6 km
Manukau	2210.5 km
Tarawa	2226.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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