Earthquake details

Monday, March 6, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, March 6, 2017 at 03:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva (Fiji - FJ), about 164.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.357 and latitude -19.609.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.8 km
Coordinates	-19.609, 178.357
UTC time	2017-03-06 03:06:21.400

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-03-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Suva	164.1 km
Nasinu	172.1 km
Nadi	224.2 km
Lautoka	241.5 km
Port Vila	1079.3 km
Apia	1233.2 km
Noumea	1272.6 km
Whangarei	1837.7 km
Auckland	1950.7 km
Papatoetoe	1962.4 km
Manukau	1964.5 km
Tauranga	2023.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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