Earthquake details

Monday, October 29, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, October 29, 1979 at 22:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 397.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.623 and latitude -20.407.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	607.0 km
Coordinates	-20.407, -178.623
UTC time	1979-10-29 22:41:11.300

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	397.8 km
Suva	400.1 km
Nadi	507.5 km
Lautoka	516.9 km
Apia	1032.8 km
Port Vila	1405.7 km
Noumea	1561.1 km
Whangarei	1839.8 km
Auckland	1939.5 km
Papatoetoe	1949.5 km
Manukau	1950.9 km
Tauranga	1988.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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