Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 4, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, March 4, 1970 at 06:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 362.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.538 and latitude -19.746.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	621.2 km
Coordinates	-19.746, -178.538
UTC time	1970-03-04 06:31:56.950

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-03-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	362.2 km
Suva	366.5 km
Nadi	478.1 km
Lautoka	484.9 km
Apia	976.4 km
Port Vila	1403.6 km
Noumea	1584.6 km
Whangarei	1911.9 km
Auckland	2012.3 km
Papatoetoe	2022.4 km
Manukau	2023.8 km
Tauranga	2061.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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