Earthquake details

Thursday, November 7, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, November 7, 1991 at 05:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 986.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.877 and latitude -26.309.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 199.5 km
Coordinates -26.309, -177.877
UTC time 1991-11-07 05:59:35.580
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-11-07

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