Earthquake details

Thursday, October 10, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, October 10, 1974 at 01:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 493.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.492 and latitude -22.120.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 588.0 km
Coordinates -22.120, -179.492
UTC time 1974-10-10 01:47:12.700
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-10-10

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