Earthquake details

Saturday, January 4, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, January 4, 1975 at 04:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 355.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.148 and latitude -17.779.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	557.0 km
Coordinates	-17.779, -178.148
UTC time	1975-01-04 04:38:57.100

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	355.1 km
Suva	365.0 km
Lautoka	467.1 km
Nadi	470.2 km
Apia	812.3 km
Port Vila	1435.0 km
Noumea	1685.8 km
Whangarei	2132.0 km
Auckland	2233.7 km
Papatoetoe	2243.9 km
Manukau	2245.3 km
Tauranga	2284.5 km

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