Earthquake details

Monday, June 18, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit French Polynesia region on Monday, June 18, 1979 at 23:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa (French Polynesia region - FR), about 1252.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -138.627 and latitude -22.041.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates -22.041, -138.627
UTC time 1979-06-18 23:26:58.400
Location Tuamotu Archipelago
Country France (FR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-06-18

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M 5.4
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M 5.4
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M 4.8
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M 5.3
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