Earthquake details

Thursday, March 4, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Thursday, March 4, 1982 at 09:11 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 649.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 173.624 and latitude -22.426.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates -22.426, 173.624
UTC time 1982-03-04 09:11:49.520
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1982-03-04

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