Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 22, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, June 22, 1988 at 09:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 645.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.159 and latitude -23.482.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 567.3 km
Coordinates -23.482, -179.159
UTC time 1988-06-22 09:16:12.700
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-06-22

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