Earthquake details

Friday, September 17, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, September 17, 1982 at 13:28 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 620.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.852 and latitude -23.469.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 546.0 km
Coordinates -23.469, -179.852
UTC time 1982-09-17 13:28:24.810
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1982-09-17

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