Earthquake details

Saturday, May 5, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, May 5, 1990 at 01:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 372.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.973 and latitude -18.284.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	523.8 km
Coordinates	-18.284, -177.973
UTC time	1990-05-05 01:26:20.100

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-05-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	372.4 km
Suva	381.2 km
Lautoka	490.3 km
Nadi	490.9 km
Apia	828.2 km
Port Vila	1452.7 km
Noumea	1685.2 km
Whangarei	2085.1 km
Auckland	2185.4 km
Papatoetoe	2195.5 km
Manukau	2196.8 km
Tauranga	2234.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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