Earthquake details

Thursday, January 31, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, January 31, 1974 at 15:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 300.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.666 and latitude -17.764.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	584.0 km
Coordinates	-17.764, -178.666
UTC time	1974-01-31 15:10:29.100

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	300.7 km
Suva	310.8 km
Lautoka	412.2 km
Nadi	415.3 km
Apia	858.7 km
Port Vila	1380.1 km
Noumea	1634.8 km
Whangarei	2116.4 km
Auckland	2220.0 km
Papatoetoe	2230.5 km
Manukau	2232.0 km
Tauranga	2274.3 km

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