Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 04:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1062.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.381 and latitude -26.390.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -26.390, -176.381
UTC time 2022-12-21 04:34:38.655
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2022-12-21

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