Earthquake details

Friday, October 8, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, October 8, 1965 at 21:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 982.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.467 and latitude -25.582.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 34.6 km
Coordinates -25.582, -176.467
UTC time 1965-10-08 21:59:46.760
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-10-08

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