Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 27, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Wednesday, March 27, 1974 at 03:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1200.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.336 and latitude -27.267.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 44.0 km
Coordinates -27.267, -175.336
UTC time 1974-03-27 03:07:22.300
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-03-27

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