Earthquake details

Friday, June 17, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Friday, June 17, 1977 at 02:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 321.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.098 and latitude -19.876.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	690.0 km
Coordinates	-19.876, -179.098
UTC time	1977-06-17 02:29:09.800

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-06-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	321.9 km
Suva	324.7 km
Nadi	433.7 km
Lautoka	442.3 km
Apia	1030.4 km
Port Vila	1347.3 km
Noumea	1524.2 km
Whangarei	1878.8 km
Auckland	1981.5 km
Papatoetoe	1991.8 km
Manukau	1993.3 km
Tauranga	2034.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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