Earthquake details

Thursday, December 6, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit French Polynesia region on Thursday, December 6, 1984 at 17:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa (French Polynesia region - FR), about 1217.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -138.913 and latitude -21.848.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates -21.848, -138.913
UTC time 1984-12-06 17:28:58.630
Location Tuamotu Archipelago
Country France (FR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-12-06

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