Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 10, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, October 10, 1990 at 05:54 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 600.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.029 and latitude -23.497.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 548.5 km
Coordinates -23.497, 179.029
UTC time 1990-10-10 05:54:53.540
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1990-10-10

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.6
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-26 18:15 UTC
86.5 km
M 4.5
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-06-29 15:51 UTC
97.7 km
M 4.2
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-06-24 15:43 UTC
88.6 km
M 4.2
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-06-23 16:31 UTC
82.7 km
M 4.3
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-06-18 15:54 UTC
45.6 km
M 4.3
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-05-31 21:40 UTC
90.3 km
M 4.4
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-04-15 10:13 UTC
28.0 km
M 4.4
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-04-08 01:58 UTC
83.0 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.