Earthquake details

Thursday, May 2, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, May 2, 1991 at 16:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 506.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 175.194 and latitude -21.849.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -21.849, 175.194
UTC time 1991-05-02 16:58:26.150
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-05-02

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