Earthquake details

Sunday, January 17, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, January 17, 1965 at 10:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 715.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.487 and latitude -24.563.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 565.0 km
Coordinates -24.563, 178.487
UTC time 1965-01-17 10:43:17.710
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-01-17

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