Earthquake details

Thursday, March 18, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 18:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 505.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.557 and latitude -22.266.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 605.6 km
Coordinates -22.266, -179.557
UTC time 2010-03-18 18:51:51.190
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-03-18

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