Earthquake details

Saturday, March 3, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, March 3, 1990 at 12:16 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 535.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 175.163 and latitude -22.122.

Magnitude 7.6
Alert Extreme
Depth 33.2 km
Coordinates -22.122, 175.163
UTC time 1990-03-03 12:16:27.960
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1990-03-03

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