Earthquake details

Saturday, May 24, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, May 24, 1975 at 23:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 305.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.655 and latitude -17.561.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	560.0 km
Coordinates	-17.561, -178.655
UTC time	1975-05-24 23:40:54.700

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-05-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	305.4 km
Suva	315.9 km
Lautoka	413.3 km
Nadi	417.6 km
Apia	846.7 km
Port Vila	1382.2 km
Noumea	1643.9 km
Whangarei	2138.3 km
Auckland	2242.1 km
Papatoetoe	2252.6 km
Manukau	2254.1 km
Tarawa	2294.2 km

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