Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 18, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Tuesday, October 18, 1977 at 23:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 325.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.411 and latitude -18.038.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 603.0 km
Coordinates -18.038, -178.411
UTC time 1977-10-18 23:24:39.200
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-18

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