Earthquake details

Saturday, September 30, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, September 30, 1989 at 00:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 645.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.426 and latitude -23.931.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 561.7 km
Coordinates -23.931, 178.426
UTC time 1989-09-30 00:29:57.710
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-09-30

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