Earthquake details

Monday, April 18, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, April 18, 1988 at 17:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 878.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.417 and latitude -25.022.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 196.2 km
Coordinates -25.022, -177.417
UTC time 1988-04-18 17:13:29.850
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-04-18

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