Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 23, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, February 23, 1993 at 05:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 989.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.255 and latitude -26.074.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 98.3 km
Coordinates -26.074, -177.255
UTC time 1993-02-23 05:34:03.710
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-02-23

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