Earthquake details

Thursday, October 2, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, October 2, 1975 at 18:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 314.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.517 and latitude -18.001.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 617.0 km
Coordinates -18.001, -178.517
UTC time 1975-10-02 18:40:49.200
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-10-02

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