Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 31, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, March 31, 1993 at 03:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 521.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.249 and latitude -22.756.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 616.8 km
Coordinates -22.756, 179.249
UTC time 1993-03-31 03:42:07.670
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-03-31

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