Earthquake details

Monday, May 20, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, May 20, 1991 at 23:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lautoka (Fiji - FI), about 442.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.094 and latitude -13.973.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-13.973, 179.094
UTC time	1991-05-20 23:45:24.280

Location	273 km N of Labasa
Country	Fiji (FI)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-05-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lautoka	442.2 km
Nasinu	460.3 km
Nadi	462.6 km
Suva	469.0 km
Apia	987.6 km
Port Vila	1227.7 km
Noumea	1624.4 km
Tarawa	1832.0 km
Honiara	2146.1 km
Whangarei	2468.7 km
Auckland	2582.6 km
Papatoetoe	2594.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Nasinu Fiji · 1995-12-16 19:58 UTC	87.4 km
M 5.0 Nasinu Fiji · 1982-06-30 05:55 UTC	96.8 km
M 4.7 Fiji region Unknown · 1975-10-24 20:06 UTC	80.1 km

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