Earthquake details

Saturday, June 27, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, June 27, 1981 at 02:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 783.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.392 and latitude -25.178.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 579.0 km
Coordinates -25.178, 178.392
UTC time 1981-06-27 02:15:33.700
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-06-27

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