Earthquake details

Saturday, September 12, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 16:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 899.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.025 and latitude -25.018.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 77.3 km
Coordinates -25.018, -177.025
UTC time 2015-09-12 16:42:33.770
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-09-12

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