Earthquake details

Monday, September 3, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Monday, September 3, 1990 at 22:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1134.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.650 and latitude -26.738.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 21.0 km
Coordinates -26.738, -175.650
UTC time 1990-09-03 22:44:48.940
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-09-03

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