Earthquake details

Friday, August 28, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, August 28, 1992 at 17:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 511.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.526 and latitude -22.314.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 597.5 km
Coordinates -22.314, -179.526
UTC time 1992-08-28 17:15:05.540
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-08-28

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