Earthquake details

Saturday, July 21, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, July 21, 1973 at 04:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 782.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.220 and latitude -24.813.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 411.0 km
Coordinates -24.813, -179.220
UTC time 1973-07-21 04:19:17.100
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-21

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