Earthquake details

Friday, August 14, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, August 14, 2015 at 22:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 990.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.835 and latitude -26.332.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 165.5 km
Coordinates -26.332, -177.835
UTC time 2015-08-14 22:04:24.810
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-08-14

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