Earthquake details

Saturday, July 3, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, July 3, 1971 at 12:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 620.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.730 and latitude -23.434.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 537.1 km
Coordinates -23.434, -179.730
UTC time 1971-07-03 12:12:32.270
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-07-03

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