Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 23, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, November 23, 1977 at 02:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 718.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.856 and latitude -24.450.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 523.0 km
Coordinates -24.450, 179.856
UTC time 1977-11-23 02:12:02.500
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-11-23

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