Earthquake details

Thursday, June 3, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, June 3, 1976 at 13:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 939.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.309 and latitude -26.574.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 617.0 km
Coordinates -26.574, 178.309
UTC time 1976-06-03 13:45:43.800
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-06-03

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