Earthquake details

Sunday, February 11, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, February 11, 1979 at 08:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 298.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.696 and latitude -17.705.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	556.0 km
Coordinates	-17.705, -178.696
UTC time	1979-02-11 08:46:40.900

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	298.4 km
Suva	308.7 km
Lautoka	408.9 km
Nadi	412.3 km
Apia	858.2 km
Port Vila	1377.2 km
Noumea	1634.1 km
Whangarei	2121.7 km
Auckland	2225.5 km
Papatoetoe	2236.0 km
Manukau	2237.5 km
Tauranga	2280.1 km

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