Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 4, 2023 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kiribati on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 02:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tarawa (Kiribati - KI), about 356.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.032 and latitude 0.076.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	0.076, 170.032
UTC time	2023-01-04 02:02:10.369

Location	Tarawa
Country	Kiribati (KI)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2023-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tarawa	356.1 km
Honiara	1539.2 km
Arawa	1753.9 km
Port Vila	1991.8 km
Lautoka	2130.6 km
Nadi	2148.3 km
Nasinu	2223.1 km
Suva	2225.8 km
Noumea	2518.2 km
Apia	2534.3 km
Lae	2668.1 km
Port Moresby	2749.5 km

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