Earthquake details

Thursday, May 5, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 16:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 888.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.552 and latitude -25.192.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 184.7 km
Coordinates -25.192, -177.552
UTC time 2011-05-05 16:15:25.120
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-05-05

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