Earthquake details

Thursday, April 9, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, April 9, 1987 at 15:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 777.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.682 and latitude -25.023.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 619.3 km
Coordinates -25.023, 179.682
UTC time 1987-04-09 15:42:38.780
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-04-09

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