Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 31, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 02:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 819.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.222 and latitude -25.495.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 608.9 km
Coordinates -25.495, 178.222
UTC time 2014-12-31 02:47:31.700
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-12-31

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