Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 2, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, March 2, 1977 at 05:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lautoka (Fiji - FJ), about 149.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 177.981 and latitude -16.374.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -16.374, 177.981
UTC time 1977-03-02 05:05:23.600
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-02

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