Earthquake details

Sunday, December 2, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, December 2, 1973 at 16:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 854.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.458 and latitude -25.553.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 441.0 km
Coordinates -25.553, -179.458
UTC time 1973-12-02 16:00:21.500
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-12-02

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