Earthquake details

Sunday, January 13, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, January 13, 1991 at 15:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 314.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.526 and latitude -17.892.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	550.0 km
Coordinates	-17.892, -178.526
UTC time	1991-01-13 15:03:46.870

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	314.1 km
Suva	323.9 km
Lautoka	427.6 km
Nadi	430.1 km
Apia	853.0 km
Port Vila	1394.6 km
Noumea	1643.9 km
Whangarei	2107.4 km
Auckland	2210.4 km
Papatoetoe	2220.7 km
Manukau	2222.2 km
Tauranga	2263.5 km

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