Earthquake details

Sunday, June 27, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, June 27, 1926 at 18:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1052.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.396 and latitude -26.771.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -26.771, -177.396
UTC time 1926-06-27 18:01:42.580
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1926-06-27

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