Earthquake details

Friday, February 18, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Friday, February 18, 1977 at 01:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 931.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.963 and latitude -24.682.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -24.682, -175.963
UTC time 1977-02-18 01:56:47.300
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-02-18

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