Earthquake details

Saturday, October 5, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, October 5, 1991 at 13:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 748.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.977 and latitude -24.707.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 500.5 km
Coordinates -24.707, 179.977
UTC time 1991-10-05 13:09:34.320
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-10-05

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