Earthquake details

Saturday, March 23, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, March 23, 1974 at 20:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 656.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.510 and latitude -23.947.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 521.0 km
Coordinates -23.947, 179.510
UTC time 1974-03-23 20:52:06.800
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-03-23

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