Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 19, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kiribati on Wednesday, November 19, 1986 at 08:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tarawa (Kiribati - KI), about 377.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.752 and latitude 0.278.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	0.278, 169.752
UTC time	1986-11-19 08:28:32.950

Location	Tarawa
Country	Kiribati (KI)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-11-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tarawa	377.5 km
Honiara	1532.6 km
Arawa	1734.7 km
Port Vila	2011.5 km
Lautoka	2163.3 km
Nadi	2180.8 km
Nasinu	2256.5 km
Suva	2259.1 km
Noumea	2535.9 km
Apia	2572.7 km
Lae	2644.9 km
Port Moresby	2729.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0

Tarawa

Kiribati · 2023-01-04 02:02 UTC

38.4 km

M 5.2

Tarawa

Kiribati · 2004-12-02 18:26 UTC

12.8 km

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