Earthquake details

Monday, December 23, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Monday, December 23, 1991 at 20:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 271.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.962 and latitude -17.666.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	555.5 km
Coordinates	-17.666, -178.962
UTC time	1991-12-23 20:23:41.880

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-12-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	271.3 km
Suva	281.7 km
Lautoka	380.6 km
Nadi	384.3 km
Apia	880.9 km
Port Vila	1349.2 km
Noumea	1609.3 km
Whangarei	2117.4 km
Auckland	2222.3 km
Papatoetoe	2233.0 km
Manukau	2234.5 km
Tauranga	2278.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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