Earthquake details

Saturday, March 21, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 16:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 596.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.959 and latitude -22.285.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 337.0 km
Coordinates -22.285, -177.959
UTC time 2015-03-21 16:16:32.910
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-03-21

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