Earthquake details

Thursday, February 24, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, February 24, 1983 at 18:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 630.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.241 and latitude -23.748.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 538.2 km
Coordinates -23.748, 179.241
UTC time 1983-02-24 18:23:23.460
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-02-24

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