Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 21:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 661.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.800 and latitude -23.943.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 531.1 km
Coordinates -23.943, 179.800
UTC time 2018-04-24 21:57:00.420
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-04-24

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