Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 16:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 605.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.843 and latitude -23.327.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 540.0 km
Coordinates -23.327, -179.843
UTC time 2016-10-18 16:36:41.760
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-10-18

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