Earthquake details

Sunday, September 20, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, September 20, 1992 at 04:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 494.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.531 and latitude -22.146.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 587.9 km
Coordinates -22.146, -179.531
UTC time 1992-09-20 04:51:54.080
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-09-20

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