Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 22, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, September 22, 1982 at 21:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1128.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.103 and latitude -26.933.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -26.933, -176.103
UTC time 1982-09-22 21:25:51.540
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-09-22

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