Earthquake details

Saturday, May 24, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, May 24, 1986 at 16:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 936.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.740 and latitude -26.376.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 475.7 km
Coordinates -26.376, -179.740
UTC time 1986-05-24 16:11:35.460
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-05-24

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