Earthquake details

Sunday, August 30, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Sunday, August 30, 1992 at 20:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 294.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.710 and latitude -17.918.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	565.0 km
Coordinates	-17.918, -178.710
UTC time	1992-08-30 20:09:05.770

Location	Nasinu
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1992-08-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nasinu	294.5 km
Suva	304.2 km
Lautoka	408.4 km
Nadi	410.6 km
Apia	871.3 km
Port Vila	1375.0 km
Noumea	1624.5 km
Whangarei	2098.6 km
Auckland	2202.3 km
Papatoetoe	2212.7 km
Manukau	2214.2 km
Tauranga	2256.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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