Earthquake details

Friday, July 18, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, July 18, 1980 at 20:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 868.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.097 and latitude -24.034.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.034, -176.097
UTC time 1980-07-18 20:28:41.300
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-07-18

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