Earthquake details

Monday, January 26, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, January 26, 2009 at 11:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 308.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.591 and latitude -17.796.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	579.5 km
Coordinates	-17.796, -178.591
UTC time	2009-01-26 11:54:39.600

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	308.2 km
Suva	318.2 km
Lautoka	420.2 km
Nadi	423.2 km
Apia	853.5 km
Port Vila	1388.0 km
Noumea	1641.0 km
Whangarei	2115.4 km
Auckland	2218.8 km
Papatoetoe	2229.2 km
Manukau	2230.7 km
Tauranga	2272.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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