Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 2, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, July 2, 1986 at 04:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 483.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.534 and latitude -22.038.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 597.5 km
Coordinates -22.038, -179.534
UTC time 1986-07-02 04:16:57.740
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-07-02

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