Earthquake details

Thursday, February 23, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 17:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 577.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.430 and latitude -22.408.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 396.8 km
Coordinates -22.408, -178.430
UTC time 2017-02-23 17:03:18.120
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-02-23

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