Earthquake details

Saturday, November 26, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, November 26, 1983 at 13:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 700.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.941 and latitude -24.242.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 525.1 km
Coordinates -24.242, -179.941
UTC time 1983-11-26 13:35:49.310
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-11-26

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