Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 1, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Tuesday, May 1, 1990 at 10:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1019.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.601 and latitude -25.428.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -25.428, -175.601
UTC time 1990-05-01 10:37:11.180
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-05-01

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