Earthquake details

Thursday, June 23, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, June 23, 1983 at 19:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1068.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.801 and latitude -26.661.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -26.661, -176.801
UTC time 1983-06-23 19:40:19.210
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-06-23

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