Earthquake details

Monday, December 26, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Monday, December 26, 1977 at 00:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 927.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.903 and latitude -24.585.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.585, -175.903
UTC time 1977-12-26 00:57:07.400
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-26

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