Earthquake details

Saturday, December 27, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at 18:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 212.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.490 and latitude -17.926.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	621.8 km
Coordinates	-17.926, -179.490
UTC time	2014-12-27 18:53:47.210

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2014-12-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	212.0 km
Suva	221.9 km
Lautoka	326.1 km
Nadi	328.1 km
Apia	943.9 km
Port Vila	1292.4 km
Noumea	1546.7 km
Whangarei	2073.8 km
Auckland	2180.4 km
Papatoetoe	2191.3 km
Manukau	2192.9 km
Tauranga	2240.1 km

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