Earthquake details

Saturday, March 3, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, March 3, 1990 at 18:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 487.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 175.344 and latitude -21.721.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -21.721, 175.344
UTC time 1990-03-03 18:32:50.560
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-03-03

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