Earthquake details

Saturday, January 24, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 09:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 301.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.112 and latitude -19.584.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	671.0 km
Coordinates	-19.584, -179.112
UTC time	2009-01-24 09:01:58.050

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	301.6 km
Suva	305.4 km
Nadi	416.3 km
Lautoka	423.6 km
Apia	1011.1 km
Port Vila	1341.7 km
Noumea	1530.2 km
Whangarei	1909.2 km
Auckland	2012.3 km
Papatoetoe	2022.7 km
Manukau	2024.2 km
Tauranga	2066.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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