Earthquake details

Thursday, March 29, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, March 29, 1979 at 14:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi (Fiji - FJ), about 129.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 176.230 and latitude -17.535.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 11.0 km
Coordinates -17.535, 176.230
UTC time 1979-03-29 14:49:56.200
Location Lautoka
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-03-29

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