Earthquake details

Sunday, November 15, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, November 15, 1981 at 23:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 652.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.251 and latitude -23.946.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 522.0 km
Coordinates -23.946, 179.251
UTC time 1981-11-15 23:22:34.370
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-11-15

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