Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 06:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 298.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.677 and latitude -17.837.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 601.0 km
Coordinates -17.837, -178.677
UTC time 2009-01-27 06:29:13.000
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-27

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