Earthquake details

Sunday, September 13, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 21:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 581.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.610 and latitude -23.245.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 551.8 km
Coordinates -23.245, 179.610
UTC time 2009-09-13 21:43:01.090
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-09-13

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