Earthquake details

Monday, July 3, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, July 3, 1978 at 20:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 315.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.509 and latitude -17.957.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	573.0 km
Coordinates	-17.957, -178.509
UTC time	1978-07-03 20:52:26.200

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-07-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	315.5 km
Suva	325.1 km
Lautoka	429.9 km
Nadi	432.0 km
Apia	855.3 km
Port Vila	1396.2 km
Noumea	1643.1 km
Whangarei	2101.1 km
Auckland	2203.9 km
Papatoetoe	2214.3 km
Manukau	2215.7 km
Tauranga	2256.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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