Earthquake details

Thursday, January 26, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, January 26, 1989 at 09:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 267.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.962 and latitude -17.926.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	598.6 km
Coordinates	-17.926, -178.962
UTC time	1989-01-26 09:16:38.100

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-01-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	267.8 km
Suva	277.5 km
Lautoka	381.8 km
Nadi	384.0 km
Apia	894.8 km
Port Vila	1348.3 km
Noumea	1599.1 km
Whangarei	2089.8 km
Auckland	2194.4 km
Papatoetoe	2205.0 km
Manukau	2206.5 km
Tauranga	2250.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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