Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 20, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit French Polynesia region on Wednesday, May 20, 1987 at 17:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa (French Polynesia region - FR), about 1214.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -138.964 and latitude -21.893.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates -21.893, -138.964
UTC time 1987-05-20 17:04:58.260
Location Tuamotu Archipelago
Country France (FR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-05-20

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