Earthquake details

Thursday, July 14, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, July 14, 1938 at 23:31 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 533.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 175.431 and latitude -22.213.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -22.213, 175.431
UTC time 1938-07-14 23:31:39.710
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1938-07-14

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