Earthquake details

Thursday, April 12, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, April 12, 1979 at 00:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 354.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.140 and latitude -18.033.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 621.0 km
Coordinates -18.033, -178.140
UTC time 1979-04-12 00:14:21.000
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-04-12

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