Earthquake details

Saturday, March 4, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, March 4, 1978 at 03:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 658.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.796 and latitude -23.911.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 513.0 km
Coordinates -23.911, 179.796
UTC time 1978-03-04 03:51:33.100
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-04

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