Earthquake details

Thursday, November 16, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, November 16, 1989 at 08:39 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 266.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.990 and latitude -17.760.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	537.6 km
Coordinates	-17.760, -178.990
UTC time	1989-11-16 08:39:42.770

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1989-11-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	266.7 km
Suva	276.9 km
Lautoka	377.8 km
Nadi	381.0 km
Apia	888.5 km
Port Vila	1345.8 km
Noumea	1602.8 km
Whangarei	2106.6 km
Auckland	2211.5 km
Papatoetoe	2222.1 km
Manukau	2223.7 km
Tauranga	2268.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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