Earthquake details

Thursday, July 17, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, July 17, 1980 at 14:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 611.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.025 and latitude -23.598.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 564.0 km
Coordinates -23.598, 179.025
UTC time 1980-07-17 14:06:30.800
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-07-17

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