Earthquake details

Monday, March 3, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Monday, March 3, 1980 at 22:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 575.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 174.325 and latitude -22.083.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -22.083, 174.325
UTC time 1980-03-03 22:47:53.800
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-03-03

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