Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 14, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, December 14, 1982 at 23:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 597.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.860 and latitude -23.257.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 514.4 km
Coordinates -23.257, -179.860
UTC time 1982-12-14 23:11:14.130
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-14

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