Earthquake details

Saturday, January 19, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, January 19, 1991 at 21:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 535.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.560 and latitude -22.558.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 600.3 km
Coordinates -22.558, -179.560
UTC time 1991-01-19 21:44:00.650
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-19

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