Earthquake details

Thursday, February 27, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, February 27, 1975 at 18:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 308.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.580 and latitude -17.862.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 586.0 km
Coordinates -17.862, -178.580
UTC time 1975-02-27 18:42:53.700
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-02-27

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