Earthquake details

Saturday, August 19, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 02:00 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 280.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.841 and latitude -17.961.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	544.0 km
Coordinates	-17.961, -178.841
UTC time	2017-08-19 02:00:52.550

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2017-08-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	280.4 km
Suva	290.0 km
Lautoka	395.0 km
Nadi	396.9 km
Apia	885.6 km
Port Vila	1361.1 km
Noumea	1609.9 km
Whangarei	2089.9 km
Auckland	2194.0 km
Papatoetoe	2204.5 km
Manukau	2206.0 km
Tauranga	2249.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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