Earthquake details

Thursday, December 10, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, December 10, 1987 at 02:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 226.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.393 and latitude -17.649.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 560.3 km
Coordinates -17.649, -179.393
UTC time 1987-12-10 02:08:34.690
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-12-10

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