Earthquake details

Thursday, November 16, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, November 16, 1989 at 08:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 264.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.024 and latitude -17.701.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	543.8 km
Coordinates	-17.701, -179.024
UTC time	1989-11-16 08:54:41.630

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-11-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	264.1 km
Suva	274.5 km
Lautoka	374.1 km
Nadi	377.6 km
Apia	888.5 km
Port Vila	1342.4 km
Noumea	1601.7 km
Whangarei	2111.8 km
Auckland	2216.9 km
Papatoetoe	2227.6 km
Manukau	2229.1 km
Tauranga	2273.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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