Earthquake details

Thursday, January 14, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, January 14, 1988 at 19:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 907.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.787 and latitude -25.871.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 367.9 km
Coordinates -25.871, -178.787
UTC time 1988-01-14 19:03:32.780
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-01-14

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