Earthquake details

Saturday, April 7, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Saturday, April 7, 1990 at 02:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1062.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.994 and latitude -26.163.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 25.6 km
Coordinates -26.163, -175.994
UTC time 1990-04-07 02:44:30.990
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-04-07

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