Earthquake details

Friday, September 24, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, September 24, 1982 at 00:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 633.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.913 and latitude -23.654.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 545.5 km
Coordinates -23.654, 179.913
UTC time 1982-09-24 00:09:02.190
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-09-24

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