Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 1, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Tuesday, July 1, 1980 at 11:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 940.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.863 and latitude -24.706.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.706, -175.863
UTC time 1980-07-01 11:10:39.400
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-07-01

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