Earthquake details

Thursday, January 7, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, January 7, 1993 at 18:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 790.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.987 and latitude -25.085.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 521.2 km
Coordinates -25.085, -179.987
UTC time 1993-01-07 18:35:04.050
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-01-07

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