Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 9, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, September 9, 1992 at 20:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 599.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.877 and latitude -23.509.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 553.6 km
Coordinates -23.509, 178.877
UTC time 1992-09-09 20:44:50.230
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-09-09

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