Earthquake details

Saturday, April 27, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Saturday, April 27, 1974 at 07:24 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1074.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.912 and latitude -26.246.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates -26.246, -175.912
UTC time 1974-04-27 07:24:54.000
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1974-04-27

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