Earthquake details

Friday, September 28, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Friday, September 28, 1984 at 00:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1038.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.911 and latitude -25.849.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 21.1 km
Coordinates -25.849, -175.911
UTC time 1984-09-28 00:03:34.540
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1984-09-28

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