Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 1, 1919 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, January 1, 1919 at 03:00 UTC with a magnitude of 7.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 385.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.080 and latitude -19.318.

Magnitude 7.8
Alert Extreme
Depth 485.0 km
Coordinates -19.318, -178.080
UTC time 1919-01-01 03:00:34.460
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1919-01-01

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