Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 28, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, November 28, 1979 at 05:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 387.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.147 and latitude -20.765.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 655.0 km
Coordinates -20.765, -179.147
UTC time 1979-11-28 05:21:25.400
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-28

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