Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 20, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Australia region on Wednesday, October 20, 1982 at 18:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei (Australia region - AU), about 880.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 172.904 and latitude -27.917.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 23.0 km
Coordinates -27.917, 172.904
UTC time 1982-10-20 18:36:03.800
Location Norfolk Island
Country Australia (AU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-10-20

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