Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 9, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, August 9, 1960 at 16:46 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 852.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.008 and latitude -24.506.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 75.0 km
Coordinates -24.506, -177.008
UTC time 1960-08-09 16:46:31.420
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1960-08-09

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