Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 5, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, March 5, 1986 at 08:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 938.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.285 and latitude -26.565.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 613.4 km
Coordinates -26.565, 178.285
UTC time 1986-03-05 08:25:08.770
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-03-05

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