Earthquake details

Friday, December 24, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, December 24, 1982 at 04:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 898.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.175 and latitude -24.451.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.451, -176.175
UTC time 1982-12-24 04:18:24.000
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-24

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