Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 4, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, December 4, 1984 at 04:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 672.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.680 and latitude -24.059.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 482.4 km
Coordinates -24.059, 179.680
UTC time 1984-12-04 04:28:48.520
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-12-04

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