Earthquake details

Saturday, October 13, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, October 13, 1990 at 22:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 600.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.135 and latitude -23.493.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 572.2 km
Coordinates -23.493, 179.135
UTC time 1990-10-13 22:53:32.880
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-10-13

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