Earthquake details

Monday, January 28, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, January 28, 2019 at 16:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 233.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.284 and latitude -17.963.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	618.8 km
Coordinates	-17.963, -179.284
UTC time	2019-01-28 16:00:16.790

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2019-01-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	233.5 km
Suva	243.2 km
Lautoka	348.3 km
Nadi	350.1 km
Apia	926.6 km
Port Vila	1314.2 km
Noumea	1565.7 km
Whangarei	2076.0 km
Auckland	2181.8 km
Papatoetoe	2192.5 km
Manukau	2194.1 km
Tauranga	2240.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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