Earthquake details

Saturday, March 3, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 17:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 797.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.066 and latitude -23.934.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 116.0 km
Coordinates -23.934, -177.066
UTC time 2012-03-03 17:53:49.460
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-03-03

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