Earthquake details

Friday, January 7, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, January 7, 2011 at 15:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 896.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.954 and latitude -25.452.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 235.4 km
Coordinates -25.452, -177.954
UTC time 2011-01-07 15:47:00.750
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-01-07

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