Earthquake details

Sunday, June 27, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, June 27, 1971 at 14:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 789.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.556 and latitude -25.230.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 580.0 km
Coordinates -25.230, 178.556
UTC time 1971-06-27 14:22:51.290
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-06-27

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