Earthquake details

Sunday, September 16, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Sunday, September 16, 1984 at 22:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 952.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.766 and latitude -24.778.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.778, -175.766
UTC time 1984-09-16 22:26:39.490
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-09-16

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