Earthquake details

Sunday, January 31, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, January 31, 1982 at 08:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 567.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.184 and latitude -22.713.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 500.0 km
Coordinates -22.713, -179.184
UTC time 1982-01-31 08:37:32.640
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-01-31

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