Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 20:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 310.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.565 and latitude -17.824.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	555.9 km
Coordinates	-17.824, -178.565
UTC time	2015-03-17 20:16:19.080

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-03-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	310.6 km
Suva	320.5 km
Lautoka	423.1 km
Nadi	425.9 km
Apia	852.7 km
Port Vila	1390.6 km
Noumea	1642.5 km
Whangarei	2113.3 km
Auckland	2216.5 km
Papatoetoe	2227.0 km
Manukau	2228.4 km
Tauranga	2270.1 km

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