Earthquake details

Thursday, July 12, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 06:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 604.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.912 and latitude -23.337.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 541.3 km
Coordinates -23.337, -179.912
UTC time 2018-07-12 06:51:21.160
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-07-12

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