Earthquake details

Sunday, September 30, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, September 30, 1990 at 11:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 647.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.367 and latitude -23.572.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 578.0 km
Coordinates -23.572, -179.367
UTC time 1990-09-30 11:21:38.030
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-09-30

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