Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 10, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, July 10, 1973 at 04:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 791.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.371 and latitude -24.074.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 118.0 km
Coordinates -24.074, -177.371
UTC time 1973-07-10 04:02:18.500
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-10

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