Earthquake details

Monday, February 7, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, February 7, 1983 at 11:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1034.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.643 and latitude -26.689.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 151.6 km
Coordinates -26.689, -177.643
UTC time 1983-02-07 11:07:23.700
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-02-07

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