Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 25, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Wednesday, January 25, 1989 at 03:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1003.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.518 and latitude -25.181.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -25.181, -175.518
UTC time 1989-01-25 03:50:58.130
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-01-25

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