Earthquake details

Sunday, March 4, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, March 4, 1979 at 23:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lautoka (Fiji - FJ), about 118.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 177.410 and latitude -16.557.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-16.557, 177.410
UTC time	1979-03-04 23:53:37.500

Location	Lautoka
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-03-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lautoka	118.1 km
Nadi	138.7 km
Nasinu	205.3 km
Suva	206.3 km
Port Vila	976.3 km
Apia	1201.4 km
Noumea	1314.3 km
Tarawa	2049.6 km
Honiara	2051.5 km
Whangarei	2156.3 km
Auckland	2273.8 km
Papatoetoe	2286.2 km

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