Earthquake details

Sunday, March 4, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, March 4, 1990 at 01:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 500.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 175.355 and latitude -21.864.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -21.864, 175.355
UTC time 1990-03-04 01:12:59.520
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-03-04

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