Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 21, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, January 21, 1992 at 04:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1080.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.451 and latitude -26.616.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 28.0 km
Coordinates -26.616, -176.451
UTC time 1992-01-21 04:45:36.760
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-01-21

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