Earthquake details

Saturday, February 16, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Saturday, February 16, 1991 at 07:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 380.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.914 and latitude -18.483.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	578.0 km
Coordinates	-18.483, -177.914
UTC time	1991-02-16 07:55:59.960

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-02-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	380.4 km
Suva	388.8 km
Nadi	499.7 km
Lautoka	500.0 km
Apia	836.4 km
Port Vila	1459.2 km
Noumea	1684.4 km
Whangarei	2066.4 km
Auckland	2166.2 km
Papatoetoe	2176.2 km
Manukau	2177.5 km
Tauranga	2214.0 km

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