Earthquake details

Thursday, April 8, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, April 8, 1965 at 12:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 320.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.482 and latitude -17.740.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 566.0 km
Coordinates -17.740, -178.482
UTC time 1965-04-08 12:51:27.990
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-04-08

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