Earthquake details

Friday, August 11, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Friday, August 11, 1989 at 06:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi (Fiji - FJ), about 136.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 176.883 and latitude -18.916.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-18.916, 176.883
UTC time	1989-08-11 06:55:54.380

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-08-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nadi	136.1 km
Lautoka	156.6 km
Suva	184.5 km
Nasinu	196.1 km
Port Vila	914.9 km
Noumea	1149.4 km
Apia	1337.2 km
Whangarei	1888.7 km
Auckland	2006.9 km
Papatoetoe	2019.4 km
Manukau	2021.8 km
Tauranga	2090.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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