Earthquake details

Thursday, October 27, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, October 27, 1977 at 11:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 631.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.917 and latitude -23.594.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 532.0 km
Coordinates -23.594, -179.917
UTC time 1977-10-27 11:29:09.800
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-27

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