Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 3, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, October 3, 1984 at 17:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 503.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.478 and latitude -22.207.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 597.0 km
Coordinates -22.207, -179.478
UTC time 1984-10-03 17:03:05.550
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-10-03

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