Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 10, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, July 10, 1985 at 16:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 612.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.826 and latitude -23.623.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 558.6 km
Coordinates -23.623, 178.826
UTC time 1985-07-10 16:33:28.810
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-07-10

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