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.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -16.636, -177.476
UTC time 1983-09-17 12:11:42.790
Location 266 km SSE of Alo
Country Wallis and Futuna (WA)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1983-09-17

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