Earthquake details

Sunday, March 20, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 19:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 802.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.646 and latitude -25.260.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 490.7 km
Coordinates -25.260, 179.646
UTC time 2011-03-20 19:46:54.140
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-03-20

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