Earthquake details

Thursday, July 15, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, July 15, 1982 at 07:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 862.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.109 and latitude -24.679.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 126.0 km
Coordinates -24.679, -177.109
UTC time 1982-07-15 07:50:31.040
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-07-15

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