Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 11, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, October 11, 1978 at 11:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 469.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.165 and latitude -22.294.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 616.0 km
Coordinates -22.294, 179.165
UTC time 1978-10-11 11:14:50.200
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-10-11

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