Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 16, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, November 16, 1976 at 15:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 269.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.991 and latitude -17.627.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	555.0 km
Coordinates	-17.627, -178.991
UTC time	1976-11-16 15:35:00.200

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-11-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	269.0 km
Suva	279.5 km
Lautoka	377.5 km
Nadi	381.5 km
Apia	881.6 km
Port Vila	1346.3 km
Noumea	1608.0 km
Whangarei	2120.7 km
Auckland	2225.7 km
Papatoetoe	2236.4 km
Manukau	2238.0 km
Tauranga	2282.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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