Earthquake details

Friday, December 30, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, December 30, 2011 at 09:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1001.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.065 and latitude -26.528.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 222.0 km
Coordinates -26.528, -178.065
UTC time 2011-12-30 09:36:29.290
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-12-30

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