Earthquake details

Monday, July 4, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, July 4, 1977 at 07:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 346.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.214 and latitude -18.106.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	464.0 km
Coordinates	-18.106, -178.214
UTC time	1977-07-04 07:15:02.700

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-07-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	346.3 km
Suva	355.6 km
Lautoka	462.6 km
Nadi	464.0 km
Apia	837.9 km
Port Vila	1427.2 km
Noumea	1667.2 km
Whangarei	2095.3 km
Auckland	2196.8 km
Papatoetoe	2207.0 km
Manukau	2208.4 km
Tauranga	2247.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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