Earthquake details

Thursday, July 21, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, July 21, 1966 at 18:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 313.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.550 and latitude -17.757.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	594.4 km
Coordinates	-17.757, -178.550
UTC time	1966-07-21 18:30:16.680

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1966-07-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	313.0 km
Suva	323.1 km
Lautoka	424.5 km
Nadi	427.6 km
Apia	847.6 km
Port Vila	1392.5 km
Noumea	1646.6 km
Whangarei	2120.9 km
Auckland	2224.1 km
Papatoetoe	2234.5 km
Manukau	2236.0 km
Tauranga	2277.6 km

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