Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 23, 2013 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 16:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 506.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.211 and latitude -22.623.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 585.3 km
Coordinates -22.623, 179.211
UTC time 2013-10-23 16:32:40.710
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2013-10-23

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