Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 23, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, November 23, 1960 at 17:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 897.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.059 and latitude -24.349.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates -24.349, -176.059
UTC time 1960-11-23 17:56:41.760
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1960-11-23

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