Earthquake details

Thursday, January 11, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 17:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 666.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.960 and latitude -23.951.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 519.6 km
Coordinates -23.951, 179.960
UTC time 2018-01-11 17:53:34.070
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-11

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