Earthquake details

Friday, September 20, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, September 20, 1985 at 18:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1033.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.115 and latitude -26.453.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 145.6 km
Coordinates -26.453, -177.115
UTC time 1985-09-20 18:01:04.400
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-09-20

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