Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 21:20 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 941.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.391 and latitude -26.064.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 269.8 km
Coordinates -26.064, -178.391
UTC time 2009-08-18 21:20:47.550
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2009-08-18

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