Earthquake details

Thursday, July 24, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, July 24, 1975 at 19:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 623.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.775 and latitude -23.476.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 579.0 km
Coordinates -23.476, -179.775
UTC time 1975-07-24 19:01:42.600
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-07-24

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