Earthquake details

Thursday, March 17, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, March 17, 1988 at 12:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 326.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.452 and latitude -17.579.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 550.4 km
Coordinates -17.579, -178.452
UTC time 1988-03-17 12:19:56.980
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-17

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