Earthquake details

Monday, March 14, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, March 14, 1977 at 00:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 706.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.179 and latitude -22.968.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -22.968, -177.179
UTC time 1977-03-14 00:24:37.100
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-14

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