Earthquake details

Saturday, December 17, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 22:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1049.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.524 and latitude -26.789.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 132.5 km
Coordinates -26.789, -177.524
UTC time 2016-12-17 22:21:32.300
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-12-17

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