Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 10, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, September 10, 1980 at 06:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 486.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 175.187 and latitude -21.639.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -21.639, 175.187
UTC time 1980-09-10 06:01:09.200
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-09-10

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