Earthquake details

Thursday, October 30, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Thursday, October 30, 1975 at 10:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 643.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 173.758 and latitude -22.454.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 22.0 km
Coordinates -22.454, 173.758
UTC time 1975-10-30 10:04:43.900
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-10-30

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