Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 23, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, January 23, 1974 at 13:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 591.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.095 and latitude -22.917.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 449.0 km
Coordinates -22.917, -179.095
UTC time 1974-01-23 13:51:08.800
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-23

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