Earthquake details

Monday, April 9, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Monday, April 9, 1990 at 13:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1071.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.904 and latitude -26.204.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -26.204, -175.904
UTC time 1990-04-09 13:15:23.500
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-04-09

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