Earthquake details

Friday, December 28, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, December 28, 1984 at 15:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 606.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.159 and latitude -23.542.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 552.6 km
Coordinates -23.542, 179.159
UTC time 1984-12-28 15:59:48.540
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-12-28

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