Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 18:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 643.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.981 and latitude -23.734.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 535.2 km
Coordinates -23.734, 179.981
UTC time 2012-03-13 18:23:41.990
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-03-13

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