Earthquake details

Saturday, December 25, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, December 25, 1965 at 02:57 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 265.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.979 and latitude -18.096.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	621.8 km
Coordinates	-18.096, -178.979
UTC time	1965-12-25 02:57:59.070

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1965-12-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	265.4 km
Suva	274.7 km
Lautoka	382.1 km
Nadi	383.1 km
Apia	905.9 km
Port Vila	1346.3 km
Noumea	1591.1 km
Whangarei	2071.2 km
Auckland	2175.6 km
Papatoetoe	2186.2 km
Manukau	2187.8 km
Tauranga	2231.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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