Earthquake details

Friday, August 9, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, August 9, 1991 at 20:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 628.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.185 and latitude -23.320.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 464.7 km
Coordinates -23.320, -179.185
UTC time 1991-08-09 20:16:01.070
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-08-09

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