Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 8, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 11:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lautoka (Fiji - FJ), about 187.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.070 and latitude -16.043.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	26.0 km
Coordinates	-16.043, 178.070
UTC time	2012-08-08 11:05:34.300

Location	Lautoka
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-08-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lautoka	187.2 km
Nadi	207.9 km
Nasinu	230.6 km
Suva	236.1 km
Port Vila	1056.0 km
Apia	1120.3 km
Noumea	1404.2 km
Tarawa	2013.2 km
Honiara	2099.0 km
Whangarei	2223.1 km
Auckland	2338.9 km
Papatoetoe	2351.1 km

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