Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 00:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi (Fiji - FJ), about 150.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 176.004 and latitude -17.687.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-17.687, 176.004
UTC time	2009-01-27 00:54:58.440

Location	Lautoka
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nadi	150.3 km
Lautoka	153.6 km
Suva	261.3 km
Nasinu	269.2 km
Port Vila	815.5 km
Noumea	1122.1 km
Apia	1378.2 km
Honiara	1963.4 km
Whangarei	2015.5 km
Auckland	2136.5 km
Tarawa	2142.6 km
Papatoetoe	2149.4 km

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