Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 4, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 04:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi (Fiji - FJ), about 173.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 176.354 and latitude -18.988.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-18.988, 176.354
UTC time	2017-01-04 04:01:20.270

Location	Lautoka
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nadi	173.2 km
Lautoka	191.6 km
Suva	238.2 km
Nasinu	249.7 km
Port Vila	860.7 km
Noumea	1094.5 km
Apia	1391.6 km
Whangarei	1874.5 km
Auckland	1994.3 km
Papatoetoe	2007.0 km
Manukau	2009.4 km
Honiara	2062.7 km

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