Earthquake details

Thursday, May 29, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, May 29, 1975 at 06:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 492.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.527 and latitude -22.438.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 616.0 km
Coordinates -22.438, 179.527
UTC time 1975-05-29 06:42:12.800
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-05-29

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