Earthquake details

Friday, August 14, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, August 14, 2015 at 14:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 997.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.098 and latitude -26.084.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 99.1 km
Coordinates -26.084, -177.098
UTC time 2015-08-14 14:09:17.110
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-08-14

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