Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 2, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 14:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 744.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.450 and latitude -24.824.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 579.5 km
Coordinates -24.824, 178.450
UTC time 2018-01-02 14:57:19.070
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-02

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