Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 11, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, October 11, 1989 at 06:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 279.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.863 and latitude -17.776.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 546.2 km
Coordinates -17.776, -178.863
UTC time 1989-10-11 06:05:16.530
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-10-11

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