Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 16, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 13:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 496.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.560 and latitude -22.173.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 587.4 km
Coordinates -22.173, -179.560
UTC time 2014-09-16 13:00:20.760
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-09-16

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