Earthquake details

Friday, April 6, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Friday, April 6, 1990 at 16:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1048.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.955 and latitude -25.988.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 32.3 km
Coordinates -25.988, -175.955
UTC time 1990-04-06 16:31:34.460
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-04-06

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