Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 21:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 297.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.694 and latitude -17.781.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	537.3 km
Coordinates	-17.781, -178.694
UTC time	2021-01-06 21:47:45.765

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2021-01-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	297.6 km
Suva	307.6 km
Lautoka	409.3 km
Nadi	412.3 km
Apia	862.2 km
Port Vila	1377.1 km
Noumea	1631.4 km
Whangarei	2113.7 km
Auckland	2217.4 km
Papatoetoe	2227.9 km
Manukau	2229.4 km
Tauranga	2271.9 km

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