Earthquake details

Saturday, December 25, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, December 25, 1976 at 10:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 299.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.691 and latitude -17.653.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	555.0 km
Coordinates	-17.653, -178.691
UTC time	1976-12-25 10:49:13.100

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-12-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	299.9 km
Suva	310.2 km
Lautoka	409.4 km
Nadi	413.1 km
Apia	854.9 km
Port Vila	1377.9 km
Noumea	1636.7 km
Whangarei	2127.3 km
Auckland	2231.2 km
Papatoetoe	2241.7 km
Manukau	2243.2 km
Tauranga	2285.9 km

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