Earthquake details

Sunday, August 19, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 11:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 373.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.961 and latitude -18.025.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	543.7 km
Coordinates	-18.025, -177.961
UTC time	2018-08-19 11:00:30.940

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2018-08-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	373.2 km
Suva	382.6 km
Lautoka	488.4 km
Nadi	490.3 km
Apia	810.6 km
Port Vila	1454.1 km
Noumea	1695.5 km
Whangarei	2112.7 km
Auckland	2213.3 km
Papatoetoe	2223.4 km
Manukau	2224.7 km
Tauranga	2262.3 km

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