Earthquake details

Sunday, December 23, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, December 23, 1951 at 00:21 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 949.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.321 and latitude -25.129.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -25.129, -176.321
UTC time 1951-12-23 00:21:00.030
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1951-12-23

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