Earthquake details

Monday, September 22, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, September 22, 2008 at 20:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 619.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.744 and latitude -23.429.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 545.2 km
Coordinates -23.429, -179.744
UTC time 2008-09-22 20:21:00.340
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-09-22

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