Earthquake details

Monday, January 2, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, January 2, 2017 at 13:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 575.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.238 and latitude -23.251.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 551.6 km
Coordinates -23.251, 179.238
UTC time 2017-01-02 13:14:02.830
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2017-01-02

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