Earthquake details

Saturday, May 12, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit French Polynesia region on Saturday, May 12, 1984 at 17:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa (French Polynesia region - FR), about 1212.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -138.961 and latitude -21.852.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates -21.852, -138.961
UTC time 1984-05-12 17:30:58.330
Location Tuamotu Archipelago
Country France (FR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-05-12

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