Earthquake details

Sunday, July 3, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, July 3, 1988 at 05:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 750.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.380 and latitude -24.822.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 537.1 km
Coordinates -24.822, 179.380
UTC time 1988-07-03 05:09:42.960
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-07-03

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