Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 17:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 978.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.416 and latitude -26.040.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 104.1 km
Coordinates -26.040, -177.416
UTC time 2012-09-26 17:15:52.920
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-09-26

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