Earthquake details

Saturday, April 28, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, April 28, 1990 at 11:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 960.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.021 and latitude -26.113.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 17.4 km
Coordinates -26.113, -178.021
UTC time 1990-04-28 11:42:23.830
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-04-28

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