Earthquake details

Sunday, August 9, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, August 9, 1992 at 10:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 245.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.240 and latitude -17.543.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 587.7 km
Coordinates -17.543, -179.240
UTC time 1992-08-09 10:21:58.060
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-08-09

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