Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 26, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, December 26, 1979 at 07:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 393.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.765 and latitude -18.124.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 599.0 km
Coordinates -18.124, -177.765
UTC time 1979-12-26 07:53:39.600
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-12-26

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