Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 6, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, November 6, 1973 at 05:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 634.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.138 and latitude -23.794.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 546.0 km
Coordinates -23.794, 179.138
UTC time 1973-11-06 05:19:18.300
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-11-06

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