Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 18, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, December 18, 1991 at 13:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 399.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.840 and latitude -19.024.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	610.9 km
Coordinates	-19.024, -177.840
UTC time	1991-12-18 13:36:41.840

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	399.2 km
Suva	406.2 km
Nadi	519.1 km
Lautoka	521.7 km
Apia	868.3 km
Port Vila	1469.3 km
Noumea	1675.2 km
Whangarei	2012.8 km
Auckland	2111.4 km
Papatoetoe	2121.3 km
Manukau	2122.5 km
Tauranga	2157.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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