Earthquake details

Sunday, April 13, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, April 13, 1980 at 19:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 811.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.792 and latitude -23.904.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 156.0 km
Coordinates -23.904, -176.792
UTC time 1980-04-13 19:06:30.600
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-04-13

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