Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 08:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 747.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.038 and latitude -23.342.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 153.4 km
Coordinates -23.342, -177.038
UTC time 2019-10-29 08:16:31.018
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-10-29

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