Earthquake details

Sunday, April 13, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, April 13, 1980 at 18:04 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 741.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.297 and latitude -23.466.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 79.0 km
Coordinates -23.466, -177.297
UTC time 1980-04-13 18:04:31.900
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1980-04-13

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