Earthquake details

Sunday, February 26, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, February 26, 1984 at 01:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 719.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.316 and latitude -23.225.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 222.9 km
Coordinates -23.225, -177.316
UTC time 1984-02-26 01:31:56.770
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-02-26

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