Earthquake details

Saturday, December 25, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, December 25, 1982 at 18:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 751.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.221 and latitude -23.521.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 181.0 km
Coordinates -23.521, -177.221
UTC time 1982-12-25 18:23:17.640
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-25

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