Earthquake details

Saturday, March 13, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, March 13, 1971 at 15:47 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi (Fiji - FJ), about 394.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 173.731 and latitude -18.339.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	-18.339, 173.731
UTC time	1971-03-13 15:47:59.450

Location	Nadi
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1971-03-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nadi	394.5 km
Lautoka	401.9 km
Suva	496.8 km
Nasinu	506.6 km
Port Vila	577.3 km
Noumea	877.2 km
Apia	1629.5 km
Honiara	1787.4 km
Whangarei	1937.0 km
Auckland	2062.9 km
Papatoetoe	2076.6 km
Manukau	2079.6 km

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