Earthquake details

Sunday, February 8, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 07:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 870.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.031 and latitude -24.715.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -24.715, -177.031
UTC time 2009-02-08 07:24:31.580
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-02-08

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