Earthquake details

Saturday, September 11, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, September 11, 1982 at 06:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1113.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.334 and latitude -26.893.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -26.893, -176.334
UTC time 1982-09-11 06:31:48.900
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-09-11

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