Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 28, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tuvalu on Wednesday, April 28, 1982 at 04:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tarawa (Tuvalu - TU), about 735.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 177.570 and latitude -3.424.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.424, 177.570
UTC time 1982-04-28 04:30:00.780
Location 297 km N of Kulia Village
Country Tuvalu (TU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-04-28

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