Earthquake details

Saturday, May 15, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 15:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 794.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.646 and latitude -23.590.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 79.8 km
Coordinates -23.590, -176.646
UTC time 2010-05-15 15:18:13.230
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-05-15

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