Earthquake details

Thursday, January 26, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, January 26, 1989 at 03:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 291.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.731 and latitude -18.204.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	619.8 km
Coordinates	-18.204, -178.731
UTC time	1989-01-26 03:50:19.920

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-01-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	291.9 km
Suva	300.9 km
Lautoka	409.7 km
Nadi	410.3 km
Apia	889.7 km
Port Vila	1372.5 km
Noumea	1611.9 km
Whangarei	2067.6 km
Auckland	2171.0 km
Papatoetoe	2181.5 km
Manukau	2182.9 km
Tauranga	2225.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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