Earthquake details

Monday, October 7, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, October 7, 1963 at 13:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 633.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.950 and latitude -23.621.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 545.9 km
Coordinates -23.621, -179.950
UTC time 1963-10-07 13:14:24.740
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1963-10-07

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