Earthquake details

Friday, October 22, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, October 22, 1976 at 16:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 979.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.065 and latitude -25.886.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 102.0 km
Coordinates -25.886, -177.065
UTC time 1976-10-22 16:19:01.200
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-10-22

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