Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 21, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, March 21, 1984 at 13:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 579.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.449 and latitude -22.950.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 509.0 km
Coordinates -22.950, -179.449
UTC time 1984-03-21 13:58:51.030
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-03-21

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