Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 3, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, November 3, 1982 at 18:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 807.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.859 and latitude -25.267.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 487.0 km
Coordinates -25.267, 179.859
UTC time 1982-11-03 18:07:47.570
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-11-03

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