Earthquake details

Sunday, January 27, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, January 27, 1991 at 07:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 671.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.300 and latitude -24.110.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 545.1 km
Coordinates -24.110, 179.300
UTC time 1991-01-27 07:26:52.140
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-27

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