Earthquake details

Saturday, June 28, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, June 28, 1997 at 08:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 660.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.758 and latitude -23.824.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 500.0 km
Coordinates -23.824, -179.758
UTC time 1997-06-28 08:05:37.470
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-06-28

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