Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 25, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, March 25, 1969 at 13:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 736.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.556 and latitude -23.583.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 275.0 km
Coordinates -23.583, -177.556
UTC time 1969-03-25 13:13:01.100
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-03-25

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