Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 18:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 665.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.107 and latitude -24.085.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 569.4 km
Coordinates -24.085, 179.107
UTC time 2012-08-22 18:19:33.750
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-08-22

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