Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 21, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, April 21, 1976 at 20:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 766.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.943 and latitude -24.877.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 501.0 km
Coordinates -24.877, 179.943
UTC time 1976-04-21 20:25:58.400
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-04-21

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