Earthquake details

Saturday, August 2, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, August 2, 1975 at 01:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 486.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.479 and latitude -22.038.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 576.0 km
Coordinates -22.038, -179.479
UTC time 1975-08-02 01:45:18.500
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-08-02

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