Earthquake details

Thursday, August 22, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, August 22, 1991 at 07:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 648.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.819 and latitude -23.728.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 521.4 km
Coordinates -23.728, -179.819
UTC time 1991-08-22 07:07:43.130
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-08-22

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