Earthquake details

Thursday, August 14, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, August 14, 1980 at 03:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 879.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.879 and latitude -24.718.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 55.0 km
Coordinates -24.718, -176.879
UTC time 1980-08-14 03:29:16.800
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-08-14

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