Earthquake details

Thursday, January 19, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, January 19, 1984 at 16:15 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 700.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.321 and latitude -23.642.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 332.3 km
Coordinates -23.642, -178.321
UTC time 1984-01-19 16:15:16.300
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1984-01-19

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