Earthquake details

Monday, October 10, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Monday, October 10, 1977 at 13:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1074.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.494 and latitude -25.980.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -25.980, -175.494
UTC time 1977-10-10 13:08:40.700
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-10

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