Earthquake details

Thursday, June 2, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, June 2, 1983 at 20:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 751.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.656 and latitude -24.789.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 511.1 km
Coordinates -24.789, 179.656
UTC time 1983-06-02 20:51:56.660
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-06-02

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