Earthquake details

Friday, March 13, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, March 13, 1987 at 07:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 768.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.301 and latitude -23.771.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 50.2 km
Coordinates -23.771, -177.301
UTC time 1987-03-13 07:40:20.100
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-03-13

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