Earthquake details

Friday, January 21, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Friday, January 21, 1977 at 06:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 329.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.379 and latitude -18.014.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 604.0 km
Coordinates -18.014, -178.379
UTC time 1977-01-21 06:11:05.600
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-21

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