Earthquake details

Saturday, March 3, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, March 3, 1990 at 19:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 473.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 175.569 and latitude -21.683.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -21.683, 175.569
UTC time 1990-03-03 19:29:01.790
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-03-03

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