Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 12, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit French Polynesia region on Wednesday, November 12, 1986 at 17:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa (French Polynesia region - FR), about 1203.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -139.085 and latitude -21.911.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates -21.911, -139.085
UTC time 1986-11-12 17:01:58.330
Location Tuamotu Archipelago
Country France (FR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-11-12

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M 5.4
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