Earthquake details

Thursday, July 4, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, July 4, 1963 at 10:58 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1002.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.868 and latitude -26.465.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 181.3 km
Coordinates -26.465, -177.868
UTC time 1963-07-04 10:58:16.270
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1963-07-04

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