Earthquake details

Sunday, September 14, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 20:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 752.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.329 and latitude -23.614.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 199.0 km
Coordinates -23.614, -177.329
UTC time 2008-09-14 20:18:53.610
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-09-14

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