Earthquake details

Monday, February 27, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, February 27, 2012 at 14:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 856.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.229 and latitude -24.688.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -24.688, -177.229
UTC time 2012-02-27 14:54:43.990
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-02-27

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