Earthquake details

Thursday, November 30, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, November 30, 1989 at 09:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 662.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.641 and latitude -22.812.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 297.1 km
Coordinates -22.812, -177.641
UTC time 1989-11-30 09:37:41.780
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-11-30

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