Earthquake details

Thursday, October 4, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, October 4, 1990 at 03:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 290.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.766 and latitude -17.765.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	546.6 km
Coordinates	-17.765, -178.766
UTC time	1990-10-04 03:47:28.980

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-10-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	290.2 km
Suva	300.3 km
Lautoka	401.6 km
Nadi	404.7 km
Apia	867.9 km
Port Vila	1369.5 km
Noumea	1624.8 km
Whangarei	2113.1 km
Auckland	2217.1 km
Papatoetoe	2227.6 km
Manukau	2229.1 km
Tauranga	2272.1 km

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