Earthquake details

Thursday, October 10, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, October 10, 1974 at 02:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1037.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.119 and latitude -26.503.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 97.0 km
Coordinates -26.503, -177.119
UTC time 1974-10-10 02:33:13.300
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-10-10

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