Earthquake details

Friday, October 17, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, October 17, 1975 at 01:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 582.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.146 and latitude -23.326.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 540.0 km
Coordinates -23.326, 179.146
UTC time 1975-10-17 01:59:30.200
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-10-17

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