Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 4, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, October 4, 1989 at 06:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 650.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.949 and latitude -23.807.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 524.9 km
Coordinates -23.807, 179.949
UTC time 1989-10-04 06:46:13.760
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-10-04

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