Earthquake details

Friday, March 27, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, March 27, 1964 at 20:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 640.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.985 and latitude -23.704.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 529.0 km
Coordinates -23.704, 179.985
UTC time 1964-03-27 20:22:11.850
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-03-27

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