Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 29, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, June 29, 1988 at 14:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 603.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.930 and latitude -23.338.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 539.9 km
Coordinates -23.338, -179.930
UTC time 1988-06-29 14:57:51.920
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-06-29

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