Earthquake details

Friday, April 6, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, April 6, 1990 at 23:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1014.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.189 and latitude -25.759.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -25.759, -176.189
UTC time 1990-04-06 23:42:58.660
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-04-06

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