Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 8, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Solomon Islands on Tuesday, July 8, 1980 at 23:19 UTC with a magnitude of 7.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Solomon Islands - SO), about 628.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.381 and latitude -12.410.

Magnitude 7.5
Alert Extreme
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -12.410, 166.381
UTC time 1980-07-08 23:19:19.800
Location 196 km SSE of Lata
Country Solomon Islands (SO)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1980-07-08

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