Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 04:20 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 781.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.837 and latitude -23.582.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 96.0 km
Coordinates -23.582, -176.837
UTC time 2017-09-26 04:20:00.260
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2017-09-26

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