Earthquake details

Thursday, August 7, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, August 7, 1975 at 20:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 525.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.912 and latitude -22.836.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 626.0 km
Coordinates -22.836, 178.912
UTC time 1975-08-07 20:12:15.200
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-08-07

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