Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 25, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit French Polynesia region on Wednesday, July 25, 1979 at 17:56 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa (French Polynesia region - FR), about 1211.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -138.993 and latitude -21.892.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates -21.892, -138.993
UTC time 1979-07-25 17:56:58.300
Location Tuamotu Archipelago
Country France (FR)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1979-07-25

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