Earthquake details

Monday, January 10, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, January 10, 1977 at 09:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 377.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.246 and latitude -20.717.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	653.0 km
Coordinates	-20.717, -179.246
UTC time	1977-01-10 09:31:49.600

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	377.0 km
Suva	377.2 km
Nadi	477.7 km
Lautoka	489.6 km
Apia	1103.7 km
Port Vila	1348.6 km
Noumea	1491.2 km
Whangarei	1785.2 km
Auckland	1887.3 km
Papatoetoe	1897.6 km
Manukau	1899.0 km
Tauranga	1940.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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