Earthquake details

Monday, January 19, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, January 19, 1976 at 07:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 506.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.204 and latitude -22.631.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 578.0 km
Coordinates -22.631, 179.204
UTC time 1976-01-19 07:56:07.000
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-19

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