Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 10, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, October 10, 1990 at 13:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 611.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.024 and latitude -23.602.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 584.3 km
Coordinates -23.602, 179.024
UTC time 1990-10-10 13:22:58.800
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-10-10

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