Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 13, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, February 13, 1973 at 15:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 322.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.501 and latitude -17.517.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	541.0 km
Coordinates	-17.517, -178.501
UTC time	1973-02-13 15:22:55.100

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-02-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	322.4 km
Suva	333.0 km
Lautoka	429.8 km
Nadi	434.2 km
Apia	830.0 km
Port Vila	1398.8 km
Noumea	1660.9 km
Whangarei	2147.9 km
Auckland	2251.2 km
Papatoetoe	2261.7 km
Manukau	2263.1 km
Tarawa	2296.6 km

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