Earthquake details

Sunday, February 4, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, February 4, 1979 at 02:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 275.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.911 and latitude -17.746.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	537.0 km
Coordinates	-17.746, -178.911
UTC time	1979-02-04 02:54:17.500

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	275.2 km
Suva	285.4 km
Lautoka	386.2 km
Nadi	389.4 km
Apia	880.4 km
Port Vila	1354.2 km
Noumea	1611.2 km
Whangarei	2110.5 km
Auckland	2215.1 km
Papatoetoe	2225.7 km
Manukau	2227.3 km
Tauranga	2271.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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