Earthquake details

Thursday, June 27, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, June 27, 1974 at 03:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 806.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.870 and latitude -25.257.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 500.0 km
Coordinates -25.257, 179.870
UTC time 1974-06-27 03:32:02.500
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-06-27

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