Earthquake details

Thursday, November 30, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, November 30, 1989 at 19:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 624.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.792 and latitude -23.490.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 557.2 km
Coordinates -23.490, -179.792
UTC time 1989-11-30 19:46:02.940
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-11-30

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