Earthquake details

Monday, April 30, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, April 30, 1973 at 08:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 133.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.623 and latitude -17.514.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	613.0 km
Coordinates	-17.514, 179.623
UTC time	1973-04-30 08:39:07.700

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-04-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	133.0 km
Suva	144.6 km
Lautoka	230.8 km
Nadi	236.3 km
Apia	1009.5 km
Port Vila	1199.9 km
Noumea	1476.5 km
Whangarei	2094.4 km
Auckland	2204.5 km
Papatoetoe	2215.9 km
Manukau	2217.7 km
Tarawa	2220.5 km

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