Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 1, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, October 1, 1975 at 18:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 783.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.590 and latitude -25.169.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 556.0 km
Coordinates -25.169, 178.590
UTC time 1975-10-01 18:01:06.400
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-10-01

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