Earthquake details

Sunday, May 2, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, May 2, 1976 at 15:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 733.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.217 and latitude -23.317.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 193.0 km
Coordinates -23.317, -177.217
UTC time 1976-05-02 15:46:36.400
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-05-02

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