Earthquake details

Thursday, February 23, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, February 23, 1978 at 21:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 267.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.013 and latitude -17.603.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 538.0 km
Coordinates -17.603, -179.013
UTC time 1978-02-23 21:28:43.800
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-02-23

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