Earthquake details

Friday, March 13, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, March 13, 2009 at 03:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1109.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.439 and latitude -26.902.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 51.4 km
Coordinates -26.902, -176.439
UTC time 2009-03-13 03:32:33.590
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-03-13

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