Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 1, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, August 1, 1984 at 16:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 650.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.846 and latitude -23.754.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 535.5 km
Coordinates -23.754, -179.846
UTC time 1984-08-01 16:08:45.700
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-08-01

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