Earthquake details

Friday, December 10, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, December 10, 1982 at 17:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1069.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.529 and latitude -26.539.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -26.539, -176.529
UTC time 1982-12-10 17:20:59.700
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-10

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