Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 26, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, August 26, 1975 at 12:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 792.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.924 and latitude -23.774.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 114.0 km
Coordinates -23.774, -176.924
UTC time 1975-08-26 12:19:32.600
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-08-26

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