Earthquake details

Sunday, February 9, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, February 9, 1986 at 11:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 989.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.333 and latitude -26.113.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 147.7 km
Coordinates -26.113, -177.333
UTC time 1986-02-09 11:37:02.250
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-02-09

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