Earthquake details

Saturday, December 13, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, December 13, 1986 at 18:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1032.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.755 and latitude -26.719.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -26.719, -177.755
UTC time 1986-12-13 18:02:21.510
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-12-13

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