Earthquake details

Saturday, December 8, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, December 8, 1990 at 06:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 373.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.962 and latitude -18.230.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	600.5 km
Coordinates	-18.230, -177.962
UTC time	1990-12-08 06:27:38.520

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-12-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	373.3 km
Suva	382.2 km
Lautoka	490.6 km
Nadi	491.6 km
Apia	823.8 km
Port Vila	1453.8 km
Noumea	1688.1 km
Whangarei	2091.2 km
Auckland	2191.5 km
Papatoetoe	2201.6 km
Manukau	2202.9 km
Tauranga	2240.1 km

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