Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 18, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 20:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 933.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.423 and latitude -25.583.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 150.5 km
Coordinates -25.583, -177.423
UTC time 2018-12-18 20:38:35.170
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-12-18

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