Earthquake details

Thursday, March 30, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, March 30, 1972 at 05:34 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 863.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.678 and latitude -25.804.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 501.5 km
Coordinates -25.804, 179.678
UTC time 1972-03-30 05:34:53.350
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1972-03-30

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