Earthquake details

Sunday, December 14, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, December 14, 1986 at 23:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1104.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.368 and latitude -26.817.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -26.817, -176.368
UTC time 1986-12-14 23:35:08.330
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-12-14

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