Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 19, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, January 19, 1993 at 23:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 658.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.979 and latitude -23.876.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 546.4 km
Coordinates -23.876, 179.979
UTC time 1993-01-19 23:23:33.990
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-01-19

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