Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 31, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit French Polynesia region on Tuesday, October 31, 1989 at 16:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa (French Polynesia region - FR), about 1216.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -138.910 and latitude -21.826.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates -21.826, -138.910
UTC time 1989-10-31 16:56:58.540
Location Tuamotu Archipelago
Country France (FR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-10-31

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