Earthquake details

Thursday, January 31, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 14:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 713.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.825 and latitude -24.338.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 500.0 km
Coordinates -24.338, -179.825
UTC time 2019-01-31 14:33:57.110
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-01-31

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