Earthquake details

Monday, August 6, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, August 6, 1962 at 20:52 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1085.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.026 and latitude -26.940.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 75.0 km
Coordinates -26.940, -177.026
UTC time 1962-08-06 20:52:00.550
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1962-08-06

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