Earthquake details

Friday, January 4, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, January 4, 1991 at 17:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1088.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.373 and latitude -26.656.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -26.656, -176.373
UTC time 1991-01-04 17:26:15.480
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-04

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