Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 8, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit French Polynesia region on Wednesday, July 8, 1981 at 22:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa (French Polynesia region - FR), about 1225.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -138.898 and latitude -22.015.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates -22.015, -138.898
UTC time 1981-07-08 22:22:57.970
Location Tuamotu Archipelago
Country France (FR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-07-08

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 5.4
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M 5.4
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