Earthquake details

Thursday, May 31, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, May 31, 1984 at 08:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 748.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.298 and latitude -23.547.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 188.7 km
Coordinates -23.547, -177.298
UTC time 1984-05-31 08:31:34.170
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-05-31

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