Earthquake details

Sunday, May 21, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, May 21, 1972 at 06:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei, about 976.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 175.119 and latitude -26.982.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-26.982, 175.119
UTC time	1972-05-21 06:01:52.970

Location	south of the Fiji Islands
Country	south of the Fiji Islands
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-05-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Whangarei	976.9 km
Noumea	1021.5 km
Suva	1041.5 km
Nadi	1048.7 km
Nasinu	1051.4 km
Lautoka	1069.7 km
Auckland	1098.8 km
Papatoetoe	1112.0 km
Manukau	1114.6 km
Tauranga	1195.6 km
Hamilton	1202.5 km
Port Vila	1244.4 km

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