Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 17:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 777.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.892 and latitude -24.664.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 384.9 km
Coordinates -24.664, -178.892
UTC time 2008-10-22 17:03:48.970
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-10-22

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