Earthquake details

Sunday, February 7, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, February 7, 1982 at 08:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 566.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.309 and latitude -23.156.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 537.3 km
Coordinates -23.156, 179.309
UTC time 1982-02-07 08:53:48.840
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-02-07

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