Earthquake details

Thursday, February 20, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, February 20, 1986 at 16:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 627.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.708 and latitude -23.495.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 547.5 km
Coordinates -23.495, -179.708
UTC time 1986-02-20 16:06:34.910
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-02-20

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