Earthquake details

Sunday, August 24, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, August 24, 1975 at 13:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 845.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.773 and latitude -24.270.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 110.0 km
Coordinates -24.270, -176.773
UTC time 1975-08-24 13:48:50.600
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-08-24

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