Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 28, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, April 28, 1981 at 21:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 642.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.981 and latitude -23.721.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 540.0 km
Coordinates -23.721, 179.981
UTC time 1981-04-28 21:14:48.240
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1981-04-28

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