Earthquake details

Sunday, December 22, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, December 22, 1974 at 16:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 265.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.023 and latitude -17.622.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 559.0 km
Coordinates -17.622, -179.023
UTC time 1974-12-22 16:44:05.300
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-12-22

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