Earthquake details

Saturday, December 10, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, December 10, 1977 at 13:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 320.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.493 and latitude -17.676.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	583.0 km
Coordinates	-17.676, -178.493
UTC time	1977-12-10 13:11:13.200

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	320.2 km
Suva	330.4 km
Lautoka	430.4 km
Nadi	434.0 km
Apia	837.9 km
Port Vila	1398.8 km
Noumea	1655.4 km
Whangarei	2131.3 km
Auckland	2234.4 km
Papatoetoe	2244.8 km
Manukau	2246.3 km
Tauranga	2287.7 km

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