Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 11, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, August 11, 1971 at 00:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi (Fiji - FJ), about 146.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 176.301 and latitude -18.577.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-18.577, 176.301
UTC time	1971-08-11 00:00:20.130

Location	Lautoka
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-08-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nadi	146.0 km
Lautoka	161.9 km
Suva	229.7 km
Nasinu	240.5 km
Port Vila	850.0 km
Noumea	1106.7 km
Apia	1379.9 km
Whangarei	1919.5 km
Honiara	2036.2 km
Auckland	2039.5 km
Papatoetoe	2052.3 km
Manukau	2054.7 km

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