Earthquake details

Sunday, February 22, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Sunday, February 22, 1981 at 21:45 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 559.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 174.827 and latitude -22.198.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -22.198, 174.827
UTC time 1981-02-22 21:45:45.150
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1981-02-22

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