Earthquake details

Monday, January 1, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, January 1, 1979 at 20:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 302.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.643 and latitude -17.798.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	555.0 km
Coordinates	-17.798, -178.643
UTC time	1979-01-01 20:30:46.200

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-01-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	302.7 km
Suva	312.7 km
Lautoka	414.7 km
Nadi	417.7 km
Apia	858.4 km
Port Vila	1382.5 km
Noumea	1635.8 km
Whangarei	2113.5 km
Auckland	2217.1 km
Papatoetoe	2227.5 km
Manukau	2229.0 km
Tauranga	2271.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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