Earthquake details

Saturday, November 26, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, November 26, 1977 at 05:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 356.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.120 and latitude -17.956.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	564.0 km
Coordinates	-17.956, -178.120
UTC time	1977-11-26 05:21:40.800

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-11-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	356.6 km
Suva	366.2 km
Lautoka	471.0 km
Nadi	473.2 km
Apia	820.4 km
Port Vila	1437.4 km
Noumea	1682.0 km
Whangarei	2114.4 km
Auckland	2215.7 km
Papatoetoe	2225.9 km
Manukau	2227.3 km
Tauranga	2265.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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