Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 29, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, October 29, 1968 at 07:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 298.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.685 and latitude -17.754.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 560.5 km
Coordinates -17.754, -178.685
UTC time 1968-10-29 07:21:17.010
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-10-29

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