Earthquake details

Thursday, November 30, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit French Polynesia region on Thursday, November 30, 1978 at 17:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa (French Polynesia region - FR), about 1213.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -138.975 and latitude -21.903.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates -21.903, -138.975
UTC time 1978-11-30 17:31:58.400
Location Tuamotu Archipelago
Country France (FR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-11-30

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