Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 8, 1920 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, September 8, 1920 at 01:45 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 884.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.349 and latitude -24.423.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -24.423, -176.349
UTC time 1920-09-08 01:45:42.130
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1920-09-08

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