Earthquake details

Thursday, August 22, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, August 22, 1991 at 04:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 700.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.766 and latitude -24.305.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 586.7 km
Coordinates -24.305, 179.766
UTC time 1991-08-22 04:50:16.460
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-08-22

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