Earthquake details

Friday, April 19, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, April 19, 1974 at 08:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 665.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.667 and latitude -24.111.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 601.0 km
Coordinates -24.111, 178.667
UTC time 1974-04-19 08:03:13.300
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-04-19

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