| Magnitude | 6.7 |
| Alert | Severe |
| Depth | 33.0 km |
| Coordinates | -16.636, -177.476 |
| UTC time | 1983-09-17 12:11:42.790 |
Earthquake details
Saturday, September 17, 1983 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Wallis and Futuna on Saturday, September 17, 1983 at 12:11 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Wallis and Futuna - WA), about 455.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.476 and latitude -16.636.
| Location | 266 km SSE of Alo |
| Country | Wallis and Futuna (WA) |
| Severity | Severe |
Earthquake map 1983-09-17
Nearby earthquakes
The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 4.1
Fiji region
Unknown · 2026-03-13 05:56 UTC
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82.8 km |
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M 5.4
278 km SSE of Alo
Wallis and Futuna · 2025-12-17 17:23 UTC
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12.8 km |
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M 4.4
210 km SSE of Alo
Wallis and Futuna · 2025-12-10 23:15 UTC
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73.2 km |
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M 4.3
222 km SSE of Alo
Wallis and Futuna · 2025-12-10 11:17 UTC
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45.6 km |
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M 4.8
252 km SSE of Alo
Wallis and Futuna · 2025-12-07 12:30 UTC
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16.4 km |
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M 5.1
274 km SSE of Alo
Wallis and Futuna · 2025-12-07 02:06 UTC
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9.0 km |
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M 4.6
262 km SSE of Alo
Wallis and Futuna · 2025-11-03 18:39 UTC
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28.6 km |
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M 4.6
Fiji region
Unknown · 2025-07-28 08:00 UTC
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91.9 km |
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