Earthquake details

Saturday, November 24, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, November 24, 1979 at 06:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 730.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.686 and latitude -24.690.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 582.0 km
Coordinates -24.690, 178.686
UTC time 1979-11-24 06:10:39.600
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-24

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