Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 3, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit French Polynesia region on Wednesday, December 3, 1980 at 17:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa (French Polynesia region - FR), about 1216.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -138.961 and latitude -21.938.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates -21.938, -138.961
UTC time 1980-12-03 17:32:58.200
Location Tuamotu Archipelago
Country France (FR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-12-03

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