Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 11, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, October 11, 1977 at 12:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 621.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.820 and latitude -23.569.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 548.0 km
Coordinates -23.569, 179.820
UTC time 1977-10-11 12:14:03.400
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-11

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