Earthquake details

Sunday, November 1, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Sunday, November 1, 1987 at 10:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1055.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.928 and latitude -26.043.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 42.3 km
Coordinates -26.043, -175.928
UTC time 1987-11-01 10:01:59.130
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-11-01

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