Earthquake details

Thursday, August 22, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, August 22, 1991 at 13:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 660.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.790 and latitude -23.834.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 534.7 km
Coordinates -23.834, -179.790
UTC time 1991-08-22 13:18:12.610
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-08-22

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