Earthquake details

Thursday, September 7, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 17:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 864.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.935 and latitude -25.753.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 480.3 km
Coordinates -25.753, -179.935
UTC time 2017-09-07 17:36:15.020
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-09-07

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