Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 29, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, February 29, 1984 at 18:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 872.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.033 and latitude -25.607.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 504.1 km
Coordinates -25.607, -179.033
UTC time 1984-02-29 18:27:22.070
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-02-29

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