Earthquake details

Thursday, November 24, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, November 24, 1960 at 06:52 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 913.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.248 and latitude -24.678.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates -24.678, -176.248
UTC time 1960-11-24 06:52:47.400
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1960-11-24

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