Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 14, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit French Polynesia region on Wednesday, May 14, 1975 at 11:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa (French Polynesia region - FR), about 1412.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -136.284 and latitude -17.718.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -17.718, -136.284
UTC time 1975-05-14 11:49:41.000
Location Tuamotu Archipelago
Country France (FR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-05-14

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