Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 22, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, December 22, 1982 at 15:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 580.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.069 and latitude -23.317.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 572.0 km
Coordinates -23.317, 179.069
UTC time 1982-12-22 15:32:34.970
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-22

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