Earthquake details

Thursday, September 4, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, September 4, 1975 at 23:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 627.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.201 and latitude -23.724.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 541.0 km
Coordinates -23.724, 179.201
UTC time 1975-09-04 23:41:01.100
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-09-04

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