Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 23, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Wednesday, October 23, 1991 at 22:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1130.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.270 and latitude -26.460.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -26.460, -175.270
UTC time 1991-10-23 22:15:10.840
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-10-23

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