Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 28, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, March 28, 1990 at 01:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 503.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 175.190 and latitude -21.810.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -21.810, 175.190
UTC time 1990-03-28 01:20:41.520
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-03-28

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