Earthquake details

Thursday, March 10, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, March 10, 1988 at 14:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 755.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.651 and latitude -23.853.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 266.3 km
Coordinates -23.853, -177.651
UTC time 1988-03-10 14:42:12.910
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-10

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