Earthquake details

Saturday, May 7, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, May 7, 1977 at 18:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 861.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.945 and latitude -25.746.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 450.0 km
Coordinates -25.746, 179.945
UTC time 1977-05-07 18:25:33.400
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-05-07

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