Earthquake details

Saturday, November 3, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, November 3, 1990 at 14:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 320.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.458 and latitude -18.129.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	601.5 km
Coordinates	-18.129, -178.458
UTC time	1990-11-03 14:17:49.570

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-11-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	320.5 km
Suva	329.7 km
Lautoka	437.2 km
Nadi	438.4 km
Apia	860.9 km
Port Vila	1401.4 km
Noumea	1641.9 km
Whangarei	2084.6 km
Auckland	2187.0 km
Papatoetoe	2197.3 km
Manukau	2198.8 km
Tauranga	2239.2 km

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