Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 4, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, July 4, 1978 at 09:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 847.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 177.987 and latitude -25.736.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 662.0 km
Coordinates -25.736, 177.987
UTC time 1978-07-04 09:00:17.800
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-07-04

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