Earthquake details

Friday, August 20, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Friday, August 20, 1993 at 18:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1089.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.261 and latitude -25.991.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 21.8 km
Coordinates -25.991, -175.261
UTC time 1993-08-20 18:57:10.750
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-08-20

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