Earthquake details

Saturday, January 28, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Saturday, January 28, 1989 at 01:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1065.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.150 and latitude -25.634.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -25.634, -175.150
UTC time 1989-01-28 01:48:32.150
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-01-28

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