Earthquake details

Saturday, July 1, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, July 1, 1978 at 09:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 619.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.808 and latitude -22.433.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 348.0 km
Coordinates -22.433, -177.808
UTC time 1978-07-01 09:35:08.400
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-07-01

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