Earthquake details

Thursday, October 20, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 07:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 212.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.480 and latitude -17.975.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	653.5 km
Coordinates	-17.975, -179.480
UTC time	2016-10-20 07:49:42.870

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2016-10-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	212.7 km
Suva	222.4 km
Lautoka	327.7 km
Nadi	329.3 km
Apia	945.6 km
Port Vila	1293.3 km
Noumea	1545.7 km
Whangarei	2068.9 km
Auckland	2175.4 km
Papatoetoe	2186.2 km
Manukau	2187.9 km
Tauranga	2234.9 km

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