Earthquake details

Thursday, April 16, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 08:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lautoka (Fiji - FJ), about 177.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.374 and latitude -16.288.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-16.288, 178.374
UTC time	2020-04-16 08:21:54.763

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2020-04-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lautoka	177.6 km
Nadi	197.1 km
Nasinu	199.0 km
Suva	205.9 km
Port Vila	1082.8 km
Apia	1094.3 km
Noumea	1418.3 km
Tarawa	2048.7 km
Honiara	2138.5 km
Whangarei	2201.4 km
Auckland	2316.3 km
Papatoetoe	2328.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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