Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 11, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, November 11, 1987 at 00:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 672.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.904 and latitude -23.976.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 511.3 km
Coordinates -23.976, -179.904
UTC time 1987-11-11 00:57:24.370
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-11-11

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