Earthquake details

Friday, August 11, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Friday, August 11, 1972 at 16:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi (Fiji - FJ), about 73.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 176.972 and latitude -18.314.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-18.314, 176.972
UTC time	1972-08-11 16:29:53.030

Location	Lautoka
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-08-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nadi	73.8 km
Lautoka	92.7 km
Suva	154.9 km
Nasinu	165.2 km
Port Vila	918.7 km
Noumea	1183.4 km
Apia	1303.3 km
Whangarei	1956.4 km
Auckland	2074.5 km
Honiara	2086.1 km
Papatoetoe	2087.0 km
Manukau	2089.3 km

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