Earthquake details

Thursday, March 18, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 09:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 736.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.177 and latitude -23.318.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 158.0 km
Coordinates -23.318, -177.177
UTC time 2010-03-18 09:14:05.860
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-03-18

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