Earthquake details

Thursday, October 21, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 07:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 942.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.639 and latitude -25.780.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 153.5 km
Coordinates -25.780, -177.639
UTC time 2010-10-21 07:25:43.550
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-10-21

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