Earthquake details

Friday, January 13, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, January 13, 1989 at 03:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1110.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.395 and latitude -26.891.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -26.891, -176.395
UTC time 1989-01-13 03:42:09.390
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-01-13

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