Earthquake details

Saturday, August 27, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 20:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 735.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.924 and latitude -24.593.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 508.7 km
Coordinates -24.593, 179.924
UTC time 2011-08-27 20:31:53.300
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-08-27

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