Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 11:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 589.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.123 and latitude -23.395.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 550.1 km
Coordinates -23.395, 179.123
UTC time 2016-06-21 11:40:39.340
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-06-21

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