Earthquake details

Thursday, August 3, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, August 3, 1989 at 22:25 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 494.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.129 and latitude -22.531.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 592.1 km
Coordinates -22.531, 179.129
UTC time 1989-08-03 22:25:55.460
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1989-08-03

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