Earthquake details

Sunday, September 29, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, September 29, 1985 at 05:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 579.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.241 and latitude -23.288.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 541.2 km
Coordinates -23.288, 179.241
UTC time 1985-09-29 05:28:18.940
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-09-29

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