Earthquake details

Saturday, July 19, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit French Polynesia region on Saturday, July 19, 1980 at 23:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa (French Polynesia region - FR), about 1208.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -139.019 and latitude -21.886.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates -21.886, -139.019
UTC time 1980-07-19 23:46:58.200
Location Tuamotu Archipelago
Country France (FR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-07-19

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