Earthquake details

Friday, March 29, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, March 29, 1974 at 13:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 816.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.593 and latitude -25.387.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 536.0 km
Coordinates -25.387, 179.593
UTC time 1974-03-29 13:25:58.000
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-03-29

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