Earthquake details

Monday, October 1, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, October 1, 2012 at 17:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 768.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.427 and latitude -24.745.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 446.2 km
Coordinates -24.745, -179.427
UTC time 2012-10-01 17:24:40.580
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-10-01

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