Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 24, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at 08:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 877.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.837 and latitude -25.855.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 468.9 km
Coordinates -25.855, -179.837
UTC time 2014-12-24 08:44:35.120
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-12-24

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