Earthquake details

Sunday, February 26, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 02:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 822.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.500 and latitude -24.477.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -24.477, -177.500
UTC time 2012-02-26 02:46:21.280
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-02-26

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