Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 30, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, July 30, 1974 at 21:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 305.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.611 and latitude -17.838.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	613.0 km
Coordinates	-17.838, -178.611
UTC time	1974-07-30 21:43:18.800

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-07-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	305.6 km
Suva	315.5 km
Lautoka	418.3 km
Nadi	421.0 km
Apia	857.7 km
Port Vila	1385.7 km
Noumea	1637.4 km
Whangarei	2110.3 km
Auckland	2213.7 km
Papatoetoe	2224.1 km
Manukau	2225.6 km
Tauranga	2267.5 km

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