Earthquake details

Thursday, October 24, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, October 24, 1974 at 21:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 307.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.670 and latitude -17.416.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	556.0 km
Coordinates	-17.416, -178.670
UTC time	1974-10-24 21:03:20.700

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-10-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	307.4 km
Suva	318.2 km
Lautoka	412.4 km
Nadi	417.5 km
Apia	840.5 km
Port Vila	1381.5 km
Noumea	1648.3 km
Whangarei	2153.2 km
Auckland	2257.3 km
Papatoetoe	2267.8 km
Manukau	2269.3 km
Tarawa	2278.9 km

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