Earthquake details

Thursday, November 29, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, November 29, 1979 at 23:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 915.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.006 and latitude -24.527.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 44.0 km
Coordinates -24.527, -176.006
UTC time 1979-11-29 23:26:28.700
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-29

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