Earthquake details

Thursday, August 2, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, August 2, 1984 at 05:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 624.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.896 and latitude -23.522.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 571.8 km
Coordinates -23.522, -179.896
UTC time 1984-08-02 05:00:36.120
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-08-02

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