Earthquake details

Thursday, January 10, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 17:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1120.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.336 and latitude -26.970.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -26.970, -176.336
UTC time 2019-01-10 17:56:40.760
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-01-10

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