Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 18, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, December 18, 1963 at 00:30 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 884.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.844 and latitude -24.749.

Magnitude 7.6
Alert Extreme
Depth 55.0 km
Coordinates -24.749, -176.844
UTC time 1963-12-18 00:30:05.470
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1963-12-18

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