Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 04:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 901.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.362 and latitude -24.618.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -24.618, -176.362
UTC time 2009-03-10 04:04:23.330
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-03-10

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