Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 3, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 19:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 575.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.231 and latitude -23.253.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 551.0 km
Coordinates -23.253, 179.231
UTC time 2017-01-03 19:27:59.210
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-01-03

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