Earthquake details

Sunday, March 7, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Sunday, March 7, 1982 at 15:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 992.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.569 and latitude -25.096.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 37.0 km
Coordinates -25.096, -175.569
UTC time 1982-03-07 15:41:57.110
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-03-07

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