Earthquake details

Sunday, February 13, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, February 13, 1972 at 13:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi (Fiji - FJ), about 274.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 175.357 and latitude -19.304.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-19.304, 175.357
UTC time	1972-02-13 13:01:47.370

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-02-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nadi	274.1 km
Lautoka	290.1 km
Suva	348.6 km
Nasinu	360.0 km
Port Vila	763.6 km
Noumea	984.0 km
Apia	1502.0 km
Whangarei	1831.5 km
Auckland	1953.9 km
Papatoetoe	1967.0 km
Manukau	1969.6 km
Honiara	1989.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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