Earthquake details

Monday, September 8, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, September 8, 1980 at 16:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 873.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.367 and latitude -25.980.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 596.0 km
Coordinates -25.980, 178.367
UTC time 1980-09-08 16:36:37.700
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-09-08

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