Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 16:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 377.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.224 and latitude -20.707.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 656.6 km
Coordinates -20.707, -179.224
UTC time 2009-01-07 16:25:33.260
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-07

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