Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 6, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, February 6, 1979 at 18:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 922.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.297 and latitude -25.413.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 96.0 km
Coordinates -25.413, -177.297
UTC time 1979-02-06 18:11:30.600
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-06

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