Earthquake details

Monday, July 5, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, July 5, 1982 at 11:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 668.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.754 and latitude -23.893.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 512.8 km
Coordinates -23.893, -179.754
UTC time 1982-07-05 11:17:07.440
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-07-05

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